At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured after a stampede broke out at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday. Videos from the event show a sea of
people packed tightly together, with several attendees appearing distressed and gasping for air. Moments before the tragedy, Vijay was seen pausing his speech to distribute water bottles to those in the crowd and arranging for ambulances as reports of suffocation emerged.
In a post on social media platform X, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin called the Karur stampede "worrying", ordered urgent medical aid and security measures, and appealed to the public to cooperate with doctors and police. "The news coming from Karur is worrying. I have called former Minister V Senthilbalaji and Minister Subramanian Ma, and the District Collector to provide immediate treatment to the civilians who have fainted due to the crowd and have been admitted to the hospital. I have also ordered the Minister from the nearby Trichy district, Anbil Mahesh, to provide necessary assistance on a war footing. I have also spoken to the ADGP there to take steps to improve the situation as soon as possible. I request the public to cooperate with the doctors and the police," Stalin said.
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