Karur stampede: a package deal on the tragedy at Vijays TVK rally in Tamil Nadu

During the third leg of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) get together president and actor Vijay’s State-wide political tour, at the very least 41 individuals together with 9 youngsters died in a stampede at a rally addressed by Mr. Vijay at Karur in Tamil Nadu on September 27, 2025 (Saturday).

The assembly, held at Velusamypuram, started at 7:20 p.m. and drew a number of thousand individuals who had been packed into congested roads for the reason that morning, ready to see and listen to Mr. Vijay.

As the group, principally kids, surged in direction of the automobiles to see the actor-turned-politician, many individuals who had been standing on the assembly level since 10 a.m. have been pressured to maneuver to provide method for Mr. Vijay’s car. With little or no room left to maneuver, chaos and confusion ensued, triggering a stampede.

Since many individuals have been fainting and sensing that the state of affairs was getting uncontrolled, Mr. Vijay minimize his speech quick and left the spot, which, by then, resembled a warfare zone.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin who rushed to Karur Government Hospital in a number of hours introduced a solatium of ₹10 lakh every to the deceased and ₹1 lakh every to the injured and ordered the structure of one-woman fee headed by retired High Court choose Aruna Jagadeesan, to probe the incident.

Meanwhile, Mr. Vijay introduced a compensation of ₹20 lakh every to the households of those that misplaced their lives and ₹2 lakh every to those that have been injured and present process remedy, on behalf of TVK.