New Delhi/Amaravati: President Droupadi Murmu today expressed condolences over the loss of lives in the tragic incident. In a social media post, President Murmu extended her deepest condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for quick recovery of those injured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the incident and announced ex gratia sum of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF to the next of kin of those who lost their lives and Rs 50,000 to those injured. "Pained by the stampede in Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh."

"My thoughts are with those who have lost their near and dear ones. I pray that the injured recover soon," he said in a post on X.

Reacting to the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, in a post on X said, "The stampe

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