PM Narendra Modi said he is "pained" by the stampede at Andhra Pradesh's Venkateswara Swamy Temple. "My thoughts are with those who've lost their near and dear ones. I pray that the injured recover soon," he added. Furthermore, he announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased and ₹50,000 each for those injured.