A political confrontation erupted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly between the ruling TVK and DMK over the government's response to the Nepal flash floods that have left 469 people dead.
Opposition leaders criticized the state's handling of the crisis, noting that 49 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu remain missing, while ministers have been dispatched to Delhi to coordinate rescue operations.
The tragedy has intensified pressure on the state government to provide immediate financial and logistical support to the families of the missing pilgrims currently stranded near the Tibet border.