Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives in a tragic mishap at a cracker factory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of 2 lakh rupees from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased. Each of the injured would also be given 50 thousand rupees. He said, his thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims during this extremely difficult time. The Prime Minister wished the injured to recover soon.