New Delhi. A horrific train accident took place in Balasore, Odisha on Friday night. So far more than 280 people have lost their lives in this train accident, while 1000 are said to be injured. At the same time, many leaders including President Daupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief through social media regarding this train accident, as well as wished for the speedy recovery of the injured in the accident. Apart from this, people are also expressing their condolences regarding the Balasore accident. Meanwhile, there is a wave of mourning in the cricket world regarding the Balasore train accident. Many players including Indian cricket team players Virat Kohli, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh have expressed their grief.
Virat Kohli tweeted today, wrote, Sad to hear about the painful train accident in Odisha. My thoughts are with all the families who lost their loved ones. Kohli has also wished for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Saddened to hear about the tragic train accident in Odisha. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families who lost their loved ones and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 3, 2023
Apart from Kohli, former Indian batsman VVS Laxman expressed grief while sharing the video of Balasore incident. He wrote, “Extremely saddened to know about this unfortunate incident in Odisha. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Extremely disheartening to learn about this very unfortunate accident in Odisha.
I pray for speedy recovery of the injured and offer my sincere condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. https://t.co/zVOr4EqZCD— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 3, 2023
Harbhajan Singh expressed grief-
Former cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh also tweeted about the incident and expressed their condolences.
Pained to know about railway accident in Odisha involving Coromandel express and another passenger train. Thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who lost their near and dear ones. Appeal @RailMinIndia & Govt. of Odisha to rescue the passengers at the earliest.
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 2, 2023
I offer my deepest condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives in the #Odisha train mishap ?? my prayers for the quick recovery of the injured #CoromandelExpress
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 2, 2023
Akash Chopra has expressed his opinion by sharing the photo of this accident.
Heart goes out to the affected people and their families. ? pic.twitter.com/PHqwQlfy5U
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 3, 2023
Former Team India batsman and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir also tweeted about the Balasore incident and expressed grief.
Devastated by the loss of lives in Odisha. May god give strength to the families of the victims. Wishing speedy recovery to those injured. Nation stands with you.
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) June 3, 2023
Please tell that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come into action mode regarding this incident. First, he held a high-level meeting regarding the Balasore train accident and inquired about the accident in detail. At the same time, PM Modi is also reaching the spot. Apart from this, he will also meet the injured victims of this train accident.