New Delhi, April 22 -- Congress senior leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that she was "deeply saddened and devastated" to learn of the terror attack on innocent tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam region.

In a statement, Sonia Gandhi said that resorting to violence is an act of cowardice and needs to be condemned in no uncertain terms.

"I am deeply saddened and devastated to learn of the dastardly terror attack on innocent tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam region. Resorting to violence is an act of cowardice and needs to be condemned in no uncertain terms," Sonia Gandhi said in a statement.

She also extended her condolences to the families of the victims, adding, "I understand the pain of families who have lost their love...