Karur stampede: Vijays Namakkal-Karur marketing campaign was initially scheduled in December

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay, whose rally at Velusamypuram in Karur district on Saturday (September 27, 2025) resulted in a stampede that claimed 40 lives, was initially scheduled to marketing campaign in north Chennai and Tiruvallur on the day.

The marketing campaign schedule was reportedly altered only some days earlier, advancing the conferences in Namakkal and Karur, which had been deliberate for December 13. Incidentally, the ruling DMK had performed its Mupperum Vizha in Karur on September 17.

As per the unique schedule for the State-wide tour, which TVK common secretary N. Anand submitted to the Director-General of Police (DGP) on September 9 whereas looking for permission, Mr. Vijay was scheduled to carry conferences each week, totally on Saturdays in two or extra districts, between September 13 and December 20.

Based on this schedule, the TVK chief launched his marketing campaign on September 13 close to the MGR statue at Marakkadai in Tiruchi. It took him a number of hours to succeed in the venue from the Tiruchi airport as large crowds had gathered alongside the way in which. After this marketing campaign, he went to Perambalur, however arrived solely within the night, hours delayed. He reached Ariyalur near midnight, solely to skip his speech.

He was scheduled to marketing campaign in Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, and Mayiladuthurai districts on September 20. The social gathering, studying from the primary leg of his go to, revised the plan and dropped Mayiladuthurai.

A number of days in the past, the unique schedule was revised and prolonged to February 21 subsequent yr. Under the revised plan, the social gathering chalked out solely two districts on a specific day. His go to to Namakkal and Karur districts was superior to September 27, whereas the rallies in Chennai and Tiruvallur have been pushed again to February subsequent yr.

Following the tragic incident in Karur, there have been studies that Mr. Vijay’s marketing campaign in Vellore and Ranipet districts on October 5 can be quickly referred to as off. However, the social gathering has not issued any official assertion on this regard.

Published – September 28, 2025 06:40 pm IST

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