CM Edappadi Palaniswami announces Rs 20 lakh solatium for 2 breaved families of CRPF jawans

The worst attack in Kashmir in 30 years took place on Thursday at Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district when over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died and many were injured in a suicide car blast. 

Of the 40 who lost their lives, two - G Subramaniam from Kovilpatti and C Sivachandran from Ariyalur - were from Tamil Nadu. Expressing grief over the loss, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announed a solatium of Rs 20 lakh to the bereaved families.

In a statement on Friday, the CM stated, "I was pained to hear the death of many CRPF jawans in a terrorist attack in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. I severely condemn this attack on the soldiers. I express my deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of those who were killed.”