Mumbai: Bollywood celebs on Friday expressed grief over the death of sixteen migrant workers who were run over by a goods train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad early this morning.
The Singham actor tweeted, "Yesterday, I was disturbed to read about the Vizag gas tragedy. And, now this horrific news of a goods train running over 15-odd migrants on foot to Madhya Pradesh. RIP, all those lives lost #VizagGasLeak #Aurangabad," he tweeted.
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Yesterday, I was disturbed to read about the Vizag gas tragedy. And, now this horrific news of a goods train running over 15-odd migrants on foot to Madhya Pradesh. RIP, all those lives lost🙏#VizagGasLeak #Aurangabad
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Yesterday, I was disturbed to read about the Vizag gas tragedy. And, now this horrific news of a goods train running over 15-odd migrants on foot to Madhya Pradesh. RIP, all those lives lost🙏#VizagGasLeak #Aurangabad
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) May 8, 2020Yesterday, I was disturbed to read about the Vizag gas tragedy. And, now this horrific news of a goods train running over 15-odd migrants on foot to Madhya Pradesh. RIP, all those lives lost🙏#VizagGasLeak #Aurangabad
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) May 8, 2020
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Richa Chadha expressed: "To wake up to such news... heart hurts! How can we be so cruel to those because of whom we flourish ? #WeNeedaRevolution."
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— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
To wake up to such news... heart hurts! How can we be so cruel to those because of whom we flourish ?
#WeNeedaRevolution. https://t.co/psy1m4Au3u
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— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) May 8, 2020
To wake up to such news... heart hurts! How can we be so cruel to those because of whom we flourish ?
#WeNeedaRevolution. https://t.co/psy1m4Au3u😭
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) May 8, 2020
To wake up to such news... heart hurts! How can we be so cruel to those because of whom we flourish ?
#WeNeedaRevolution. https://t.co/psy1m4Au3u
Nimrat Kaur shared: "Prayers for the deceased migrant labourers who've lost their lives in the tragic train mishap in Aurangabad. Wishing all these horrendous atrocities away...#Aurangabad."
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Prayers for the deceased migrant labourers who’ve lost their lives in the tragic train mishap in Aurangabad. Wishing all these horrendous atrocities away... #Aurangabad
— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Prayers for the deceased migrant labourers who’ve lost their lives in the tragic train mishap in Aurangabad. Wishing all these horrendous atrocities away... #Aurangabad
— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) May 8, 2020Prayers for the deceased migrant labourers who’ve lost their lives in the tragic train mishap in Aurangabad. Wishing all these horrendous atrocities away... #Aurangabad
— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) May 8, 2020
Riteish Deshmukh wrote: "Everyday we are struck by one tragedy after another. Deeply pained & heartbroken to learn that a Migrant labour family was run over by a goods train in #Aurangabad. My heartfelt condolences to the grieving families & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured."
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Everyday we are struck by one tragedy after another. Deeply pained & heartbroken to learn that a Migrant labour family was run over by a goods train in #Aurangabad. My heartfelt condolences to the grieving families & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Everyday we are struck by one tragedy after another. Deeply pained & heartbroken to learn that a Migrant labour family was run over by a goods train in #Aurangabad. My heartfelt condolences to the grieving families & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 8, 2020Everyday we are struck by one tragedy after another. Deeply pained & heartbroken to learn that a Migrant labour family was run over by a goods train in #Aurangabad. My heartfelt condolences to the grieving families & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 8, 2020
The actor had recently tweeted saying that we should bear the cost of train journey of migrant labourers trying to get back home.
Mallika Sherawat reacted: "Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to the rail accident in #Aurangabad #aurangabadTrainAccident #Maharashtra."
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Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to the rail accident in #Aurangabad #aurangabadTrainAccident #Maharashtra
— Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to the rail accident in #Aurangabad #aurangabadTrainAccident #Maharashtra
— Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) May 8, 2020Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to the rail accident in #Aurangabad #aurangabadTrainAccident #Maharashtra
— Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) May 8, 2020
Sonu Sood wrote in Hindi: "Train chalne ka intezaar toh kabse tha, par aise nahi...#MigrantWorkers who lost their lives in train tragedy."
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This is heartbreaking 💔People who wanted to reach their homes had a different destiny only because we couldn’t do anything for them. It’s high time we find a solution to this. These are the angels who built our homes where we are enjoying all the comforts 💔 https://t.co/k4TmbKVOlb
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">This is heartbreaking 💔People who wanted to reach their homes had a different destiny only because we couldn’t do anything for them. It’s high time we find a solution to this. These are the angels who built our homes where we are enjoying all the comforts 💔 https://t.co/k4TmbKVOlb
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 8, 2020This is heartbreaking 💔People who wanted to reach their homes had a different destiny only because we couldn’t do anything for them. It’s high time we find a solution to this. These are the angels who built our homes where we are enjoying all the comforts 💔 https://t.co/k4TmbKVOlb
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 8, 2020
Taking a dig at the government, Jaaved Jaaferi expressed: "Why were they walking on the tracks? Because nobody organised for their return home and when someone did, they couldn't afford the ?800-?1000 tickets for the trains running on those tracks to take them home. Some die walking, some cycling. #WhoCares."
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Why were they walking on the tracks? Because nobody organised for their return home and when someone did, they couldn’t afford the ₹800-₹1000 tickets for the trains running on those tracks to take them home.Some die walking, some cycling. #WhoCares https://t.co/8oREuDPmOk
— Jaaved Jaaferi (@jaavedjaaferi) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Why were they walking on the tracks? Because nobody organised for their return home and when someone did, they couldn’t afford the ₹800-₹1000 tickets for the trains running on those tracks to take them home.Some die walking, some cycling. #WhoCares https://t.co/8oREuDPmOk
— Jaaved Jaaferi (@jaavedjaaferi) May 8, 2020Why were they walking on the tracks? Because nobody organised for their return home and when someone did, they couldn’t afford the ₹800-₹1000 tickets for the trains running on those tracks to take them home.Some die walking, some cycling. #WhoCares https://t.co/8oREuDPmOk
— Jaaved Jaaferi (@jaavedjaaferi) May 8, 2020
Swara Bhasker reacted: "Miserable miserable tragedy in #Aurangabad."
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Miserable miserable tragedy in #Aurangabad
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
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">Miserable miserable tragedy in #Aurangabad
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) May 8, 2020
😢😢😢😢😢😢Miserable miserable tragedy in #Aurangabad
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) May 8, 2020
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Filmmaker Reema Kagti shared: "Awful news from #Aurangabad. RIP to those who were killed. It's heartbreaking to see daily testaments of how migrant workers have been forsaken in the fight against covid in India. A real tragedy and a national shame."
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Awful news from #Aurangabad. RIP to those who were killed. It’s heartbreaking to see daily testaments of how migrant workers have been forsaken in the fight against covid in India. A real tragedy and a national shame.
— Reema Kagti (@kagtireema) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Awful news from #Aurangabad. RIP to those who were killed. It’s heartbreaking to see daily testaments of how migrant workers have been forsaken in the fight against covid in India. A real tragedy and a national shame.
— Reema Kagti (@kagtireema) May 8, 2020Awful news from #Aurangabad. RIP to those who were killed. It’s heartbreaking to see daily testaments of how migrant workers have been forsaken in the fight against covid in India. A real tragedy and a national shame.
— Reema Kagti (@kagtireema) May 8, 2020
Filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava tweeted: "Can only feel shame at how we are treating the labour force of our country. Stripping them of all rights and all dignity. History will not forget. We have blood on our hands."
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Can only feel shame at how we are treating the labour force of our country. Stripping them of all rights and all dignity. History will not forget. We have blood on our hands.
— Alankrita Shrivastava (@alankrita601) May 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Can only feel shame at how we are treating the labour force of our country. Stripping them of all rights and all dignity. History will not forget. We have blood on our hands.
— Alankrita Shrivastava (@alankrita601) May 8, 2020Can only feel shame at how we are treating the labour force of our country. Stripping them of all rights and all dignity. History will not forget. We have blood on our hands.
— Alankrita Shrivastava (@alankrita601) May 8, 2020
According to the railway officials, the group of the migrants were hit by an empty petroleum tanker train, which was proceeding from Cherlapalli in Telangana to Paniwadi, near Manmad in Maharashtra.
Following the tragic incident, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and several other senior leaders condoled the death of the migrants.
From IANS inputs