Karur rally deaths
Tamil Nadu Stampede: Kiran Bedi Calls Deadly Incident at Vijay's Rally "Totally Avoidable"
Oct 01, 2025 05:40 pm CST
Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi attributes the deadly stampede at actor-politician Vijay's TVK rally in Tamil Nadu's Karur to administrative and organizational failures. The tragedy killed 41 people and injured over 60 when approximately 27,000 people attended an event planned for 10,000. Bedi highlights inadequate planning, poor communication, and lack of proper risk assessment as key factors in the preventable disaster.
TVK Alleges DMK Conspiracy Behind Karur Rally Stampede: Seeks Independent Investigation
Sep 28, 2025 07:55 pm CST
Actor-politician Vijay's party TVK has petitioned the Madras High Court alleging a DMK conspiracy behind the Karur rally stampede that killed 40 people and injured nearly 100. TVK's legal wing coordinator Arivazhagan claims to have CCTV evidence of a criminal conspiracy by ruling party functionaries and seeks either a Special Investigation Team or CBI probe, rejecting the state government's allegations of safety violations.