Congress MP Shashi Tharoor arrived at RML Hospital in Delhi on July 29 to meet the members of the bereaved families. 3 students died after the basement of a coaching institute in Old Rajinder Nagar was filled with water on July 27.
"This is shameful, there is no doubt about it...The dreams of those youth have been shattered, the hopes of their families have been snuffed too. This is extremely saddening for the country, for its future and the future of the youth. What solution can you bring forth when a life is lost?...Yes, compensation should be provided. What is most important is to ensure that this doesn't happen again so that nobody has to suffer through the same loss again," said Shashi Tharoor.