At least 11 people, including children, were killed on Wednesday after a temple car came in contact with a live electricity wire in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district. Chief Minister MK Stalin, who is scheduled to will leave for Thanjavur around 11:30 am on Wednesday, announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh for each of the bereaved families.
The incident of electrocution took place near Kalimedu as the district was celebrating the Chariot festival.
Fourteen people are under treatment at the Tanjore Medical College Hospital with minor injuries and two are critical.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the incident and conveyed his thoughts to the families of the deceased.
Deeply pained by the mishap in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. I hope those injured recover soon: PM @narendramodi— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 27, 2022
The 94th anniversary of the Upper Gurupuja was celebrated on Tuesday in the Kalimedu area when revelers were pulling the chariot by a rope. Eleven people were killed on the spot when the chariot overturned on a high voltage power line.
People said that there was water in the area when the chariot was being towed and that more than 50 people had left the chariot, thus avoiding a major accident.
Temple cars are chariots that are used to carry representations of Hindu gods on festival days when many devotees pull the cart.
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