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President Pranab Mukherjee has expressed condolences over the loss of lives in Kerala temple fire tragedy. He urged the state Government and other agencies to provide all the help to bereaved families & medical assistance to the injured.

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The Vice President M. Hamid Ansari has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of lives at Puttingal temple at Kollam District in Kerala. Mr. Ansari has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. He wished speedy recovery to the injured.​

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the incident. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, he will be reaching Kerala soon to take stock of the situation. He said, he spoke to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy about the accident and asked him to arrange immediate shifting of those critically injured via helicopter.