2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
RCB victory parade stampede: It was chaos; where does the buck stop for such an incident, says Kiran Srinivas
A day after India celebrated RCB's first IPL title in 18 years, actor Kiran Srinivas landed in Bengaluru with no idea what lay ahead. 'I learnt that a fans meet was being held in the M Chinnaswamy Stadium and I made my way to the venue,' says Kiran.
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This very celebration was where the stampede occurred, leading to the loss of 11 lives. Kiran recalls, 'There was a lot of chaos, but I managed to get in to the stadium. An hour later, news began trickling in that there was a stampede outside. Then, the news of the unfortunate deaths came in. My family got to know about the situation on the news and since the network was jammed, they couldn't reach me. My wife, Hitha, and my loved ones panicked. The event was totally unplanned. This shouldn't have happened. Where does the buck actually stop in such incidents? We, too, must take accountability and ask ourselves some tough questions: did we actually have to go there?'
