Thousands of crowds, darkness of night, people running around, scattered shoes- slippers … This was the rally of actor Vijay, which took place in Karur, Tamil Nadu on Saturday. There was a stampede in this rally and 39 people died, while 95 people are admitted in different hospitals. Tamil Nadu DGP G. Venkataraman said that the crowd kept increasing due to the delay at the venue of actor Vijay in Karur. He held a press conference on Sunday morning and said that women and children are also among those who died in the stampede.
Many videos of this accident have surfaced, one video clearly shows how people were seen trying to save their lives after the stampede. People entered a hut at the scene. When the crowd started growing in that too, people were seen trying to tear the shed of the hut.
Tamil Nadu DGP G. Venkataraman said that it was said on the official Twitter handle of actor Vijay’s TVK party that he would reach the venue by 12 noon. Due to this, people started gathering from 11 am, but Vijay came at 7.40 pm. People did not have enough food and water in the scorching sun. He said that permission was sought between 3 pm and 10 pm for this rally.
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The DGP said that our intention is not to blame anyone, we are only telling the fact, he said that Vijay was welcomed at one place and a huge crowd followed him and the police brought him to a safe venue. Venkataraman said that the organizers had stated the expected number of 10,000 people, but about 27,000 people gathered to get a glimpse of actor victory.
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