Hyderabad, Nov. 17 -- Megastar Chiranjeevi on Monday mourned the loss of Indian pilgrims, who passed away in a bus accident near Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

Addressing media persons, the megastar Chiranjeevi extended his condolences to the families of the deceased.

"All our sympathies and condolences are with the families. We pray to God that they (the deceased) rest in peace," Chiranjeevi told reporters.

Earlier today External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that he was "deeply shocked" by the bus accident near Madinah, Saudi Arabia, that involved several Indian pilgrims on Umrah.

In a post on X, he said the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah were extending "fullest support" to all affected families.

"Deeply shocked ...