I'm luckiest man alive, it's a miracle, says Air India crash sole survivor

The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, which killed 241 people on board, has said he feels like the luckiest man alive, but he's also suffering physically and mentally. Viswashkumar Ramesh walked away from the wreckage of the London-bound flight in Ahmedabad's extraordinary scenes that stunned the world. He said it was a miracle that he survived but told how he'd forgotten everything, since his younger brother, Ajay, was seated a few seats behind on the flight and died in the crash in June. Mr Ramesh has suffered with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to his consultants, and he has been unable to contact his wife and four-year-old son since returning to Leicester.

When the Boeing 787 flight came down shortly after take-off in western India, flames engulfed it. Mr Ramesh was seen walking away from the disaster with apparent superficial wounds, according to a shocking video posted at the time, as smoke billowed in the background. I'm just one survivor, an emotional Mr Ramesh, whose first language is Gujarati, told BBC News,

I am only one survieor Still, I'm not believing. It's a miracle.

I lost my brother as well. My brother is my backbone. He was always supporting me over the past few years.

He recalled the devastating effects that the ordeal had on his family's life.

Now I'm alone. I sat in my room alone, not talking to my wife or my son. Mr Ramesh wrote, "I just like to be alone in my house.

Hespoke from his hospital bed in India at the time, describing how he had managed to unbuckle himself and crawl out of the wreckage, and when receiving medical attention for his injuries, he met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 169 of the passengers and crew were killed, 52 were Indian nationals and 52 were Britons, while 19 others were killed on the ground, with 19 others injured. The Apreliminary's investigation into the disaster, which was published by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in July, indicated that fuel supply to the engines had been cut off just seconds after take-off. Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing, and the airline said that care for Mr Ramesh and all families affected by the disaster

remains our highest priority. This is the first time the 39-year-old has spoken out in the media since returning to the United Kingdom. Multiple news outlets were invited for an interview, and a documentary crew was also filming in the room. During the interview, the BBC had lengthy discussions with his advisors about his duty of care. When asked about his memories of the day of the disaster, he replied,

I can't say anything about it now.

'I'm suffering'

Mr Ramesh, the local community leader and spokesman, said it was too painful to remember the events of the tragedy, and broke down during portions of an interview at Mr Patel's home in Leicester. Mr Ramesh recalled the anguish he and his family are now living through. For me, after this accident. very difficult.Not only physically, but also mentally, and emotionally. My mother has been sitting outside the door every day, not talking, nothing.

I'm not talking to anyone else. I don't like to talk to anyone else.

I can't talk about much. I'm thinking all night, I'm suffering mentally. Every day is exhausting for the entire family. Mr Ramesh also discussed the physical damage he suffered in the accident, which saw him flee his seat - 11A - through an opening in the fuselage. He claims he has leg, shoulder, knee, and back pain, and he's been unable to work or drive since the tragedy.

When I walk, not walk properly, not walking slowly, slowly, my wife helps,

he said. Mr Ramesh was diagnosed with PTSD while being treated in a hospital in India, but he has not received any medical attention since returning home, according to his advisors. They described him as being lost and broken, with a long road to recovery, and they're requesting a meeting with Air India's executives, who argues that the airline has treated him unfairly since the airline's inability.

They're in danger, physically, emotionally, and financially,

Mr Patel said. It's devastated his family.Whoever is in charge of the highest level should be on the ground speaking with the victims of this tragic event and learning their needs and wants to be understood.

'Put things right'

Mr Ramesh has been given an interim compensation payment of £21,500, which has been accepted, but his advisors insist this is not enough to satisfy his immediate needs. Mr Ramesh's family's fishing operation in Diu, India, where he and his brother were involved with before the tragedy, has since collapsed, according to his analysts. Mr Seiger's family spokesperson said they had invited Air India for a meeting three times, but all three were either

ignored or turned down. According to him, the team's way of reissuing the appeal for the fourth time.

It's appalling that we are being asked to sit here today and then putting him [Viswashkumar] through this,Mr Seiger said.The executives of Air India, the people in charge of making sure things are working properly, should be here today.

Please come and sit down with us so we can work together to try and eliminate some of the pain.

In a tweet, Tata Group's senior executives from the airline said they continue to visit families to express their deepest condolences.

We've been given an invitation by Mr Ramesh's representatives to schedule such a meeting, and we'll continue to reach out and we very much expect a positive response,

it said. This offer was made before the media interviews with Mr Ramesh, according to the airline.