‘Deeply Pained’: Twitterati Express Shock Over Kanpur Train Mishap

As the death count in Kanpur rail tragedy rose, politicians and celebrities took to Twitter to express their grief.

After the Indore-Patna Express train derailed in Kanpur, killing close to 100 people, politicians and celebrities took to Twitter conveying shock at the accident. Here’s a quick compilation of who said what.

Politicians Take to Twitter to Convey Condolences

Rail Accident relief ,all rescue and relief staff are working on the accident spot.Injured rushed to hospitals, instructed best medical help

— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) November 20, 2016

Rail,Dist,state, NDRF teams are geared up to deal with the accident & offer all kind of help.We r doing our best, mto deal with sad accident

— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) November 20, 2016

Heartfelt condolences to families of deceased in Indore Patna Express accident. Prayers for speedy recovery of injured #PresidentMukherjee

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) November 20, 2016

Deeply saddened to know about the Patna-Indore Express tragedy near #Kanpur. My condolences & prayers with those who lost their loved ones.

— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) November 20, 2016

Deeply pained to learn abt the derailment of the Patna Indore express that has claimed so many lives.My condolences to the bereaved families

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) November 20, 2016

Deeply pained to hear the news of the Patna-Indore Express train accident. Our thoughts & prayers are with the bereaved families.

— Jyotiraditya Scindia (@JM_Scindia) November 20, 2016

Deeply pained by the loss of lives caused by the derailment of Patna- Indore Express near Kanpur. My thoughts are with the bereaved families

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) November 20, 2016

I pray for speedy recovery of those injured in the accident of Patna-Indore express.

— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) November 20, 2016

Deeply pained by the loss of life in the Patna-Indore express derailment. My thoughts & prayers are with the families of the victims.

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) November 20, 2016

Indore-Patna Rajendra Nagar Express train accident is unfortunate.Deep condolences to the bereaved families.We are monitoring the situation.

— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) November 20, 2016

Deeply saddened by the news of Patna- Indore Express derailment near Kanpur. My thoughts & prayers are with the families of the victims.

— Naveen Jindal (@MPNaveenJindal) November 20, 2016

Bollywood Celebrities, Cricketers and Activists Express Shock

Saddened to hear about the horrific train accident of Patna-Indore. My prayers with the families of the bereaved.

— Vikram Bhatt (@TheVikramBhatt) November 20, 2016

Prayers for the bereaved and those injured in Patna-Indore Exp train derailment near #Kanpur

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 20, 2016

My Heart bleeds for the victims of the Patna-Indore train accident.. Condolences and courage to the families.

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) November 20, 2016

T 2448 - Saddened beyond words, watching visuals of the Patna-Indore train accident .. prayers for the hurt and bereaved ! pic.twitter.com/Bm7w68lAXP

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 20, 2016

Saddened by Patna Indore derailment. Let's not blame netas for rail accidents, but pray for families of those affected.

— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) November 20, 2016

My heartfelt condolences to the families of victims of #KanpurTrainTragedy. May God give them courage to deal with it. #Prayers 🙏

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) November 20, 2016

Soooooo sad about the #KanpurTrainTragedy 💔 ya Allah sabki hifazat karna...🙏🏻

— GAUAHAR KHAN (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) November 20, 2016

Watching the images of the #KanpurTrainTragedy on television. Nothing just nothing has been more unfortunate in recent times. Prayers

— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) November 20, 2016

Lets all pray for the people suffering in #Kanpur and the families of those who died in the mishap. #KanpurTrainTragedy

— Mangalika Shukla (@Mangalika9) November 20, 2016