I don't know why people are mixing different sets of emotions here. GV, as Prof Loganathan was popularly known to his students, and Minal died in a tragic incident. It is a very sad day in the lives of their families. We should pray for their souls just like we did for others who have died tragically and untimely. Their decision to come to US (as some called it green pastures, or to mint money) and to live in US has got nothing to with the tragic nature of their death. It is also not related to whether they were patriotic or not, whether govt chose to pay for airfare for family memebers or not, whether they contributed back to India or not (and even if they did, how'd you know they did or didn't). Contribution of NRI to India can't be compared to sacrifices made by soldiers (for that matter nothing can be compared to their sacrifices). So, lets keep the matters separate. Additionally, it doesn't matter if his family never visited to US before or whether he wanted to be cremated here has also nothing to do with his death.
