The attack was claimed by the separatist terrorist group Baluchistan Liberation Army.
Prashant Kishor, who just announced that he will not be joining the Congress, stated that the party requires "leadership and collective determination to fix the deep-rooted structural problems through transformative changes" more than he does.
According to police, the incident occurred when the temple palanquin they were standing on collided with a high-transmission line at Kalimedu's Appar Madam temple.