Deaths of 42 Indian pilgrims in Saudi bus accident devastating, heart wrenching : AIADMK

Chennai, Nov. 17 -- Terming the ghastly bus mishap at Medinah in SaudiArabia that claimed the lives of 42 Indian Umar pilgrims as devastating andheart wrenching, the main Opposition party AIADMK in Tamil Nadu todayexpressed deep shock, condoled their deaths and urged the Centre to extendall necessary support to the affected families.

In a statement here, AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of the OppositionEdappadi K.Palaniswami (EPS) expressed profound shock and grief over thetragic bus accident in Saudi Arabia that claimed the lives of 42 Indian pilgrims,many of them from Telangana, who were returning from the sacred pilgrimageto Mecca.

he said according to reports from international agencies and the Indian Embassy,the pilgrims were tra...