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Actor Vijay’s rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu caused a stampede on Saturday evening. DGP G Venkat Raman 38 people died. The dead include 16 women and 10 children. More than 58 people have been injured in the accident, out of which 45 are in critical condition. The death toll is expected to increase further.
According to the Tamil Nadu police, 10,000 people had permission for Vijay’s rally. However, more than 50 thousand people gathered in 1 lakh 20 thousand square feet area. During this, the actor arrived with a delay of 6 hours. The organizers took the 60 feet long publicity bus to 100 feet wide crowded road. Vijay has been told that a 9 -year -old girl was lost. He appealed to the stage to find him, after which there was a stampede situation there.
Here, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin took a high -level meeting at night and reached Karur late at night. Stalin has paid tribute to the dead and met family members. On the other hand, the Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a report from the state government regarding the matter. At the same time, Vijay did not meet the injured after the incident. They moved directly from a chartered flight to Chennai.
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More than 50 thousand people gathered in 1 lakh 20 thousand square feet area on Saturday evening at Vijay’s rally.
Vijay appealed to the stage to find a 9 -year -old missing girl, after which there was a stampede situation there.
The injured and the dead were sent to Karur Hospital. Where more than 58 people are undergoing treatment.
Victory moved to Chennai after the accident
After the accident, actor Vijay reached Trichy Airport directly from Karur and left for Chennai from there.
After the accident, actor Vijay reached Trichy Airport directly from Karur and left for Chennai from there. They neither met the injured nor gave any consolation in public. Although he wrote on X- My heart is broken. I feel very pain and sorrow. I express my condolences to the families of those who lost my life in Karur and pray for the injured to recover quickly.
Understand with map, said accident
Causes of stampede, in 6 points
- Actor Vijay reached Karur with a delay of about 6 hours from the scheduled time, which led to a huge crowd to see him.
- Around 7.45 pm, some people started moving towards Vijay’s bus, causing a stampede situation.
- Many people fainted in a push-up. Many people started having trouble breathing due to heat and crowd.
- Many children were separated from the family in the stampede, many were buried in the crowd, people went on crushing them.
- Neither police nor volunteers were present to handle the growing crowd near Vijay’s stage. As a result, the crowd became uncontrollable.
- The administration was projected to arrive for 30 thousand people, but more than 60 thousand people arrived. There were no arrangements to handle doubling crowds.
Action of Tamil Nadu government
- Chief Minister Stalin constituted a commission under the chairmanship of Justice Aruna Jagadisin to investigate the incident.
- Stalin announced a compensation of Rs 10 ‑10 lakh to the families of the deceased.
- CM Stalin reached Karur late at night and took stock of the situation. He also paid tribute to those killed in the accident.
CM Stalin reached Karur from Chennai late Saturday night.
7 pictures of crowds, stampede and weeds at Vijay’s rally …
Millions of people arrived at the rally of actor Vijay on Saturday. Vijay was giving a speech on the bus.
During the speech of actor Vijay, a stampede -like situations started happening in the crowd there.
Actor Vijay stopped the speech, appealed for peace, then he left from there.
Those injured after the stampede were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The bodies were brought out of the hospital late on Saturday night.
A young man is crying for loved ones on Saturday night outside Karur Hospital.
Accident in Namakkal rally, did not take lessons
Vijay had two rallies on Saturday. The meeting was allowed in Namakkal at 8:45 am, but they arrived at 2:45 am. By then, hungry and thirsty people started falling tired in the sun. The crowd became uncontrollable, many injured and women’s legs were broken. The organizers did not manage the crowd. After this, Vijay left Namakkal at 3:45 pm.
Last 4 incidents of stampede due to celebrity …
Bengaluru stampede- On 4 July 2025, the first title of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was being celebrated on 4 July 2025. The crowd gathered to see other players including Virat Kohli. During this, there was a stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium. In this accident, 11 people died and more than 50 people were injured.
On July 4, 11 people died and more than 50 people were injured in the Bengaluru stampede.
Hyderabad stampede- Allu Arjun reached the evening theater in Hyderabad on the night of 4 December 2024. He went there for a screening of his film ‘Pushpa 2’. Seeing Allu Arjun, there was a stampede outside the theater. In this, the woman died in a stampede and her son was seriously injured.
Actor Allu Arjun arrived at RTC X Rhodes on the night of 4 December in Hyderabad. After this, there was a fugitive.
Kottarakara stampede On August 4, 2018, a large crowd gathered at actor Dulkar Salman’s mall inauguration in Kottarakara, Kerala. One person died due to stampede.
Actor Dulkar Salman reached Kottarakara in Kerala on 4 August 2018, one person died due to stampede.
Nanakaramguda stampede On 17 March 2013, a music release program of a South Superstar Junior NTR film in Nankaramguda, Telangana caused a stampede. In this, a person died of suffocation.
In 2013, a music release program of a South Superstar Junior NTR film in Nankaramguda, Telangana caused a stampede.
Learn about actor Vijay and his party
The party was launched on 2 February
Actor Vijay launched his party on 2 February. After this, on August 22, he launched the party flag and symbol. The Election Commission on 8 September gave his party official recognition as a political party. Vijay has already announced that after coming into politics, he will only serve flowers time. The ‘Thalpati 69’ will be his last film to be released on 30 April 2025.
Have filed cases against their parents
Thalpati has filed a complaint against 11 people, including his parents, for misunderstanding their names. Actually, Vijay likes to stay away from politics, although his father S.K. A. Chandrashekhar made a political party All India Thalpati Vijay Makkal Eykam after him.
The general secretary of this party is also the father of Vijay. When Vijay came to know that people were being linked to the party using his name, he filed a case against 11 others, including parents. Please tell that a huge statue of Vijay was also made in the party’s office.
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