Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with union minister L Murugan and Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran, on Monday met the families of those who died in the Karur stampede.

The finance minister also termed the incident as “shocking”, while also assuring the families of the deceased all possible assistance.

“Karur incident is shocking. The injured were taken to the hospital. The Prime Minister called me and L Murugan and advised us both to meet all the families who lost their loved ones in the stampede and inquire about the health of those admitted to the hospital,” the finance minister said.

“As per the PM's advice, we came to Karur. The collector showed the stampede spot. We met some of the family members of those who lost their lives. I couldn't even talk or console

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