Breaking News Live Updates: Vijay Rally Accident LIVE: 38 Feared Dead And Over 50 Injured | Actor Vijay Rally | TVK Rally | Tamil News LIVE | CNBC TV18
31 people, including children, are feared dead after a stampede broke out during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday. The incident forced the actor-turned-politician to temporarily pause his speech as several attendees fainted amid severe overcrowding. DMK minister Senthil Balaji and the district collector visited the hospital to assess the situation.
State Health Minister M Subramaniyan has rushed to Karur. Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered Karur district secretary V Senthilbalaji to monitor the situation in the meantime.
“The news coming from Karur is worrying. I have asked for immediate medical treatment to the public who were admitted to hospital after they fainted due to the stampede,” Mr Stalin said in a post on X in Tamil. Vijay abruptly ended his speech at the overcrowded rally in Karur as several people began to faint, news agency PTI reported. They were taken away to hospital in ambulances.
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