Vaishno Devi stampede: Raveena Tandon, Abhishek Kapoor extend heartfelt condolences for all those who lost their loved ones

At least 12 people got killed and 20 others were left with severe injury during a stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The tragic incident on the very first day of the year 2022 left the entire nation in shock.

While condolence messages are pouring in on social media, actor-filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor, too, took to his Twitter handle to seek Matarani’s prayer, “Deeply saddened by the tragedy in #Vaishnodevi.. may #Matarani watch over all those who lost their loved ones . Hari Om

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The stampede happened due to a heavy rush of devotees who came to pay their obeisance on the first day of the

New Year

, the officials have said.

The ‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’ director has always been vocal on social issues expressing his views and his social media posts always garner a lot of appreciation. Incidentally, Abhishek who directed the film ‘Kedarnath’ has a deep connection with the Vaishno Devi shrine.

Actress Raveena Tandon, too, shared her heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. She tweeted: "My heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and my prayers for those who are injured at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan at Katra due to a stampede."

Meanwhile, the ace filmmaker has received appreciation from critics and cinelovers over the last two weeks for his latest film, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor in the lead. Even the film’s box office outing was also a decent one. It was interesting to see a film with a protagonist as a transgender being accepted by audiences. The actor-director feels that the problem is not with the transgender community but with our society.