New Delhi/Chennai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, DMK president M Karunanidhi, DMDK chief A Vijayakant and others on Monday condoled the death of 35 people, burnt alive in a fire on the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express.
The prime minister also directed the railway ministry to coordinate relief work.
"PM condoles the deaths in a rail accident near Nellore, asks railway ministry to coordinate relief work with the state government," a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.
In her message, Ms Jayalalithaa said she has deputed senior ministers and officials to Nellore to offer help to the passengers.
Condoling the death of passengers, Mr Karunanidhi said he was shocked to hear about the accident.
DMK's parliamentary party leader TR Baalu, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, also condoled the death of passengers.
The fire broke out in the S11 coach of the train between 4.30 am and 4.45 am minutes after the Chennai-bound train passed through Nellore railway station in south coastal Andhra Pradesh, about 450 km from Hyderabad.
Twenty-seven injured passengers are undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Nellore.
The prime minister also directed the railway ministry to coordinate relief work.
"PM condoles the deaths in a rail accident near Nellore, asks railway ministry to coordinate relief work with the state government," a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.
In her message, Ms Jayalalithaa said she has deputed senior ministers and officials to Nellore to offer help to the passengers.
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Condoling the death of passengers, Mr Karunanidhi said he was shocked to hear about the accident.
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DMK's parliamentary party leader TR Baalu, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, also condoled the death of passengers.
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The fire broke out in the S11 coach of the train between 4.30 am and 4.45 am minutes after the Chennai-bound train passed through Nellore railway station in south coastal Andhra Pradesh, about 450 km from Hyderabad.
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Twenty-seven injured passengers are undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Nellore.
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