Karur rally stampede: Vijay announces ₹20 lakh for kin

At least 39 were killed and 56 others were injured in actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur.

A tragic incident unfolded during the rally of actor-politician Vijay in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday evening. The stampede that broke out at his rally claimed at least 39 lives, leaving several others injured and in critical conditions. Vijay has now announced ₹20 lakh for kin.

Vijay announces an ex gratia of ₹20 lakh for the kin of the deceased in the Karur stampede.

Actor-politician Vijay has announced an ex gratia of ₹20 lakh for the kin of the deceased inthe Karur stampede and a relief of ₹2 lakh for those injured. In the tragic stampede, at least 39 were killed and 56 others were injured at his rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday evening. Vijay termed it as an “irreparable loss” on X. He added, “The faces of all of you whom I have met keep flashing through my mind. The more I think of my loved ones who show affection and care, the more my heart slips further from its place. My heart and mind are overwhelmed with profound heaviness. In the midst of the immense grief of losing our loved ones, I am at a loss for words to express the pain my heart endures. My eyes and mind are clouded with sorrow.”

The Tamil Nadu government announced a relief of ₹10 lakh for the deceased’s kin.

The Tamil Nadu government also announced a relief of ₹10 lakh for the kin of the deceased and ₹1 lakh for the injured. Chief Minister MK Stalin said, “In the history of our state, never has such a large number of people lost their lives in a program organised by a political party, and such a tragedy should never happen in the future either.”

He also announced the setting up of an inquiry commission led by a retired high court judge to probe the stampede.