The Bharatiya Janata Party expressed its condolences to the families of those killed in a firecracker manufacturing unit explosion in Ariyalur on Monday.In a message on the microblogging site X (formerly Twitter), Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai said he was deeply saddened by the news about the deaths. Stating that he was praying for the speedy recovery of the injured, he appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to provide adequate relief to the family of those killed and injured.