Actor Ajith Kumar. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Ajith, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter India, mentioned that folks right now “have develop into obsessive about gathering a crowd to indicate their clout.” Most of the victims from the tragic incident have been between 18 and 30 years of age.
Though he didn’t make a direct point out, Ajith mentioned that his up to date Vijay alone isn’t accountable for the incident. “That particular person alone isn’t accountable. We are all accountable, together with the media,” he mentioned.
“You have a crowd that goes to observe a cricket match, however you don’t see it taking place it there. Why is it taking place solely with movie personalities? These incidents venture the movie business in a nasty gentle.”
Ajith additional expressed, “Yes, we wish the love of the individuals. That’s what we work for. We work lengthy hours on units, damage our physique, spend sleepless nights, battle melancholy and avoid household for his or her (followers) love. But, we don’t want for these sort of incidents.“
The actor referred to as the stampede “a collective failure.” “We are accountable for this, together with myself.” He additionally said that follow of gathering a big crowd shouldn’t be inspired. “There are different methods of expressing love. Media shouldn’t encourage issues such because the first-day-first-shows (FDFS). With a rustic of 1.4 billion individuals, gathering a crowd is a no brainer.”
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Responding to the incident, Vijay had mentioned that he had by no means, in his life, skilled a scenario as painful because the one in Karur. The actor had additionally mentioned that if Chief Minister MK. Stalin wished to “take revenge”, it must be directed at him and never at members of his get together.
Published – November 01, 2025 12:14 pm IST
