Sonia Gandhi expresses anguish at train accident
IANS | HT Correspondent, New Delhi
May 28, 2010 05:53 PM IST
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressed "deep anguish and sorrow" over the train accident in West Bengal that claimed 65 lives and injured over 200 people.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressed "deep anguish and sorrow" over the train accident in West Bengal that claimed 65 lives and injured over 200 people.
“Congress president Sonia Gandhi has expressed her deep anguish and sorrow over the loss of lives in West Bengal and offered her condolences to bereaved families,” the Congress said in a release.
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