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.