Karnataka Governor extends condolences to bereaved families

Published - January 16, 2011 03:20 pm IST - Bangalore

A file picture of Karnataka Governor H R Bharadwaj during the book 'Perspective in Education' release function in Bangalore. Photo: Bhagya Prakash K.

A file picture of Karnataka Governor H R Bharadwaj during the book 'Perspective in Education' release function in Bangalore. Photo: Bhagya Prakash K.

Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj on Sunday extended his condolences to the families of those who lost their relatives in the stampede at Pullmedu near Sabarimala in Kerala.

Expressing shock over the deaths of a large number of devotees from Karnataka and other parts of the country, he wished the injured a speedy recovery.

In the worst tragedy that struck Sabarimala pilgrims in a decade, at least 102 people returning from the shrine were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede that occurred at Pullumedu in Kerala’s Idukki district.

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