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Rahul Gandhi reaches Kollam to meet the temple victims

April 10, 2016

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has reached Kollam in Kerala and is heading to the hospital to visit the injured after a fireworks display at a temple went wrong, leading to a massive fire, killing 100 people. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also in Kollam taking stock of the situation and meeting the injured parties. Modi has also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the family members of those who died and Rs 50,000 for the injured. 
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