Shah cancels public programmes in Kerala
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah, who was scheduled to address two rallies in Kerala on Sunday, cancelled his public events in the State in the wake of Puttingal Devi Temple fire tragedy.
Govt sends team to probe storage of firecrackers
New Delhi: Government on Sunday rushed the Chief Controller of explosives safety organisation PESO to probe the use and storage of firecrackers at Puttingal Devi Temple complex in Kollam.
Kerala temple tragedy shocking, painful: Bhagwat
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday termed the temple fire tragedy in Kerala as “highly shocking and painful”.”The fireworks mishap... Is highly shocking and painful. The agony of those who lost their kith and kin in the accident and those of whom are injured and their family members are beyond comprehension,” he and his deputy Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi said in a statement.
TN Governor, Jaya, parties express grief
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, DMK chief Karunanidhi and other party leaders expressed grief over the fire mishap at a temple in Kerala’s Kollam district in which over a hundred people were killed.
“I am deeply shocked and grieved to hear about the major fire accident at a temple in Paravoor, Kollam district, Kerala in which many have lost their lives and several others have been injured,” Rosaiah said.
He conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
‘Ensure guilty in temple tragedy brought to book’
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday asked Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to ensure that guilty in the Puttingal Devi Temple fire tragedy, which claimed over 100 lives and left over 350 injured, are immediately brought to book.
BJP to organise ‘Maha Aarti’
New Delhi: BJP will organise ‘maha-aarti’ on Monday across all districts to pray for the speedy recovery of the injured and in the memory of the dead in the Kerala temple tragedy. In a statement, BJP general secretary Arun Singh said party workers are in grief over the tragedy and have been asked to hold ‘maha-aarti’ on Monday evening.
J&K CM, Deputy CM express grief
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Sunday expressed grief over the Puttingal Devi Temple fire tragedy in Kollam.
In a condolence message, Mehbooba said she was deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the major fire that broke out in Puttingal Devi Temple Complex, in Kerala. At least 100 persons were killed and over 350 were injured in the fire which broke out early on Sunday.