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Chennai, Sep 30 (PTI) Days after a rally led by him in Tamil Nadu's Karur witnessed 41 stampede deaths, actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder Vijay on Tuesday said he hasn't visited the affected persons so far as his presence there would lead to an "unusual situation." The top actor said he has never faced such a "painful situation" in his life. He challenged Chief Minister M K Stalin to "do anything to him," but not his party colleagues. "I didn't visit Karur as it would lead to an ...Read More >
Karur: A local court in Karur in Tamil Nadu has sent two Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), functionaries to judicial custody till October 14 in connection with the stampede that occurred at party president and actor Vijay's rally on September 27, which claimed 41 lives so far. The court passed its judgment today. The two TVK workers - Mathiyazhagan, the party's Karur West District Secretary and MC Paun Raj, the Karur town functionary, were brought to the court by the Karur City Police after their ...Read More >
Karur (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 30 (ANI): A local court in Karur in Tamil Nadu has sent two Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), functionaries to judicial custody till October 14 in connection with the stampede that occurred at party president and actor Vijay's rally on September 27, which claimed 41 lives so far. The court passed its judgment today. The two TVK workers - Mathiyazhagan, the party's Karur West District Secretary and MC Paun Raj, the Karur town functionary, were brought to the c ...Read More >
Chennai: Noted Tamil YouTuber Felix Gerald was arrested on Tuesday for "spreading rumours" over the Karur Vijay rally stampede incident, which claimed 41 lives and injured over 60, police said. The arrest comes close on the heels of police registering cases against over 20 people for allegedly spreading rumours over the stampede and following the arrest of three persons. Gerald runs a YouTube channel featuring content in Tamil on current topics. Meanwhile, a special police team arrested a Tami ...Read More >
Chennai: BJP President JP Nadda has constituted a high-level delegation from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to visit Karur, where a stampede during a rally addressed by TVK chief and actor Vijay on September 27 claimed 41 lives and injured over 60 people. The delegation, comprising senior Members of Parliament from various NDA-affiliated parties, will meet the affected families and assess the circumstances that led to the incident. It will also submit a detailed report on the tragedy. ...Read More >
Chennai: Actor-turned-politician Vijay remained inside his campaign vehicle for an extended period at the rally venue in Karur on Saturday which led to overcrowding and restlessness among the crowd, according to a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Tamil Nadu Police in the stampede incident that killed 41 people and left 60 injured. The police has not filed any case against Vijay, but an FIR has been registered against three key leaders of his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Th ...Read More >
TIRUCHY/CHENNAI: TVK founder Vijay deliberately delayed his arrival at Karur to show his political strength, as he was told that his supporters had started flocking the spot in large numbers, blamed the first information report registered by the Karur town police, which is investigating the stampede that has so far claimed 41 lives. It added that TVK leaders, including general secretary N Anand, were warned that the situation was getting out of hand. However, they failed to control the crowd, t ...Read More >
Chennai/Karur: TVK chief and actor-politician Vijay "deliberately" reached late at Velusamypuram in Karur district, leading to overcrowding and restlessness among the people, gathered to attend his rally on September 27, according to an FIR into the stampede in which at least 41 people have died and 60 were injured. The FIR didn't name the TVK chief. Naming three party office-bearers: Mathyiyalagan (Karur district secretary), Bussy N Anand (state general secretary), and CTR Nirmal Kumar (state ...Read More >
CHENNAI/KARUR, Sep 29: TVK chief and actor-politician Vijay "deliberately" reached late at Velusamypuram in Karur district, leading to overcrowding and restlessness among the people, gathered to attend his rally on September 27, according to an FIR into the stampede in which at least 41 people have died and 60 were injured. While the FIR didn't name the TVK chief and was against three party office-bearers: Mathyiyalagan (Karur district secretary), Bussy N Anand (state general secretary), and CT ...Read More >
At least 29 people were killed and about 50 were injured at a rally held by Tamil actor and politician Vijay in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Hindu newspaper reported on Saturday, citing the state's Health Minister Ma. Subramanian. Large crowds had gathered for the meeting, part of Vijay's ongoing state tour for his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, the report said. Vijay, who goes by only one name, is campaigning ahead of state elections that are to be held early next y ...Read More >
Karur: The deadly stampede at actor Vijay's rally in Tamil Nadu's Karur has left the country in shock, claiming 41 lives and injuring 60 others. The Tamil Nadu police have initiated a probe and arrested Mathiazhagan, the district secretary of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), for his alleged role in the incident. Mathiazhagan was named the prime accused in the FIR registered following the incident. As per the police, the FIR also names three other party office-bearers: Bussy N Anand (state general ...Read More >
Karur (Tamil Nadu), Sep 29 (PTI) Actor-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's Karur West district secretary was arrested in connection with the stampede at the party president's rally, police said on Monday night. Karur West district secretary V P Mathyiyalagan was among the three TVK office bearers named in the FIR into the stampede that occurred on Saturday in which at least 41 people died and 60 were injured. TVK state general secretary Bussy Anand and party deputy general secretar ...Read More >
A political rally led by actor-turned politician TVK Vikay turned tragic on Saturday evening when a stampede broke out, claiming 41 lives and leaving several injured. In the aftermath of the incident, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and wished for the speedy recovery of those injured in the incident. Nadda has also formed a special NDA delegation to visit Karur and investigate the circumstances surrounding the inciden ...Read More >
The Karur police on Monday (September 29, 2025) picked up Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) Karur West district secretary V.P. Mathiyazhagan near the Karur-Dindigul border for inquiry in connection with the stampede at party president and actor Vijay's rally that claimed 41 lives. He was named as accused number one in the First Information Report registered by the Karur district police. Karur stampede: a package on the tragedy at Vijay's TVK rally in Tamil Nadu Police said a case has been regi ...Read More >
Chennai: The organisers of the fateful September 27 meeting of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam at Karur, in which 41 people were killed following a crowd crush, had "deliberately planned and delayed" the arrival of the party founder and actor Vijay, the FIR booked by the Karur Town Police has said. According to the FIR, in which the party's general secretary 'Bussy' Anand, joint general secretary C T R Nirmal Kumar and Karur unit district secretary Mathiazhagan have been cited as accused, by 10 am ...Read More >
Chennai: TVK Karur district secretary Mathyiyalagan has been arrested in connection with the Karur stampede that killed at least 41 people and injured over 60 during a rally addressed by party chief and actor-politician Vijay on September 27. According to the FIR, Vijay "deliberately" delayed his arrival at Velusamypuram in Karur district, which triggered restlessness and overcrowding among thousands of supporters waiting for hours under the scorching sun. The case, however, does not directly ...Read More >
Tens of thousands of people were gathered in sweltering heat in Tamil Nadu state's Karur for a political rally by Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, popularly known as Vijay, when the stampede began. Vijay, one of India's most successful actors, launched his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, in 2024. He's running for office in the state election scheduled to be held in early 2026. A 65-year-old woman, identified as Suguna, was the latest victim to succumb at the Karur Government Medical Coll ...Read More >
Chennai/Karur (Tamil Nadu), Sep 29 (PTI) TVK chief and actor-politician Vijay "deliberately" reached late at Velusamypuram in Karur district, leading to overcrowding and restlessness among the people, gathered to attend his rally on September 27, according to an FIR into the stampede in which at least 41 people have died and 60 were injured. While the FIR didn't name the TVK chief and was against three party office-bearers: Mathyiyalagan (Karur district secretary), Bussy N Anand (state general ...Read More >
Karur Stampede LIVE: A tragic stampede during actor-turned-politician Vijay's rally in Tamil Nadu's Karur district has claimed at least 41 lives, including children and women. Chaotic crowd conditions, people fainting, and collapsing branches triggered panic as supporters tried to get closer. Authorities say all victims have been identified and their bodies returned to families. More than 110 people are being treated in hospitals across Karur. A judicial inquiry led by retired judge Aruna Jagade ...Read More >
Karur (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday expressed deep shock over the unfortunate Karur stampede incident that has claimed the lives of 41 people, and advocated for a standard operating procedure (SOP) to effectively manage large public gatherings to deter such incidents. "There's no bad time for setting proper SOP for public matters, particularly where there will be huge public assemblies. We are probably too late. We should have a be ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on Monday filed a writ petition in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, pleading for the transfer of the probe into the recent stampede in Karur from the State police to the Central Bureau of Investigation. In the writ petition, the TVK party alleged that Saturday's "incident was solely motivated by the DMK and its functionaries." Also Read | Karur Stampede: Posters Demanding Actor-Turned-Politician Vijay's Arres ...Read More >
Karur (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with Union Minister L Murugan and Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran, on Monday met the families of those who died in the Karur stampede and assured them of all possible assistance. Nagamani, grandmother of 5-year-old Pradeep, who died in the stampede, said that Nirmala Sitharaman met the family and advised her to take care of Pradeep's mother, who is still grieving. Also Read | Zubeen Garg Dea ...Read More >
KARUR: Union finance minister nirmala Sitharaman, accompanied by Union minister L Murugan and Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran, visited the families of those who died in the Karur stampede on Monday to offer condolences and assure all possible assistance.Speaking after the visit, Sitharaman clarified that she was representing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was not there to comment on whether a CBI probe into the tragedy was necessary. "PM Modi wanted to come personally, but due to some r ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on Monday filed a writ petition in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, pleading for the transfer of the probe into the recent stampede in Karur from the State police to the Central Bureau of Investigation. In the writ petition, the TVK party alleged that Saturday's "incident was solely motivated by the DMK and its functionaries." "A petition has been filed before the High Court of Madras, Madurai Bench, seeking ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday warned against spreading rumours on social media regarding the stampede in Karur during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief and actor Vijay's rally. The stampede left at least 41 people dead, including 18 women and 10 children. "Do not spread defamation and rumours on social media regarding the tragedy that occurred in Karur. Everyone must behave responsibly," Stalin said in a video message posted on his ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on Monday filed a writ petition in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, pleading for the transfer of the probe into the recent stampede in Karur from the State police to the Central Bureau of Investigation. In the writ petition, the TVK party alleged that Saturday incident was solely motivated by the DMK and its functionaries. A petition has been filed before the High Court of Madras, Madurai Bench, seeking a tra ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 29: Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar revealed that his heart had been pounding intensely while watching the Asia Cup 2025 final between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The Men in Blue secured a convincing victory as they chased down a target of 147 runs with just two balls remaining, in what was a thrilling encounter. The win also marked India's third consecutive victory against Pakistan in the 2025 tournament, as well as the team's record-extending ninth ...Read More >
Karur (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, accompanied by Union Minister L Murugan and Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran, on Monday met the families of those who lost their loved ones in the stampede on September 27 during a rally of TVK chief and actor Vijay in Yemur Pudur, Karur. Earlier, the Union Minister also visited the Government Medical College Hospital in Karur. Also Read | Telangana Panchayat Elections 2025: Rural Local Body Polls ...Read More >
Chennai: Chennai Police received a phone call claiming that a bomb had been planted at the ECR, Neelankarai residence of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief and actor C Joseph Vijay, officials said. Following the alert on Sunday, police personnel rushed to the spot, and a bomb disposal squad was deployed. Experts are currently carrying out thorough checks inside and outside the premises, sources said. Visuals showed heavy security outside Vijay's residence. Earlier, the death toll from the st ...Read More >
Karur (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, accompanied by Union Minister L Murugan and Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran, on Monday met the families of those who lost their loved ones in the stampede on September 27 during a rally of TVK chief and actor Vijay in Yemur Pudur, Karur. Earlier, the Union Minister also visited the Government Medical College Hospital in Karur. The death toll from the stampede at Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam leader Vi ...Read More >
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