Bengaluru Stampede, June 5 -- Calling the Bengaluru stampede 'absolutely tragic', Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that we (Indians) are not terribly good at crowd control.

Stampede broke out outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday following Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) win in the IPL final and claimed the lives of 11 and injured 30 others.

"I think it's absolutely tragic. I mean, you know, the saddest thing about the excitement and buzz of our population is that we are not terribly good at crowd control - whether it's in melas or festivals, whether it's in religious gatherings, or in this case, a cricket celebration. When you read of a loss of life, you feel such sadness because this is so unnecess...