Ram Gopal Varma tweeted that 'poor' Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu could not do much because God himself could not save the devotees.

In probably the most absurd and insensitive reaction to the stampede at Andhra Pradesh's Godavari Maha Pushkaram festival, film director and producer Ram Gopal Varma tweeted that "poor" Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu could not do much because God himself could not save the devotees.

Yes, you heard that right. Ram Gopal Varma blamed God for the mishap. Or was he taking a dig at the devotees for attending the festival in the first place? Varma's tweets were so absurd that it is difficult to figure out exactly what he meant in his tweets.

"Why din't God stop those poor devotees from being killed in pushkaras..is it becos they prayed lesser than other devotees who stayed alive? For the pushkara deaths How come everybody blames only Poor C B Naidu and nobody blames God? If God himself couldn't save his own devotees what can poor C B Naidu do?" tweeted Varma.

Why din't God stop those poor devotees from being killed in pushkaras..is it becos they prayed lesser than other devotees who stayed alive? — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) July 18, 2015

For the pushkara deaths How come everybody blames only Poor C B Naidu and nobody blames God? — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) July 18, 2015

If God himself couldn't save his own devotees what can poor C B Naidu do? — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) July 18, 2015

Varma's ridiculous tweets were a reaction to the mishap which took place on Tuesday, in which at least 27 pilgrims, 13 of them women, had died and 20 others had been injured in a stampede at a major bathing spot on the banks of the Godavari river where a huge crowd of devotees had gathered on the opening day of 'Pushkaram' festival in Rajamundry.

A major religious event held once in 12 years, hundreds of people drawn from different parts of the state had converged on the river bank to take dip in the river on the auspicious occasion.

The tragedy had struck between 7.30 am and 8 am on Tuesday and most of the victims were elderly.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who was on the spot to take the holy dip, had expressed profound grief at the tragedy.

Monitoring the situation from the control room, Naidu had said, "This is very unfortunate and shocking. I have come here many times to review arrangements to ensure smooth conduct of the event. But some problems cropped up in execution."

The Chief Minister had also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the family of the deceased.

(With inputs from PTI)