Police arrested the party’s district secretary Mathiajagan in a stampede case at the Tamilga Vetri Kajgam (TVK) rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu. The police had registered an FIR against three TVK leaders, Mathiajhagan, Bushi Anand and CTR Nirmal Kumar.

Police warned these leaders including Mathiajhagan

During Vijay’s election rally on the night of 27 September in Karur, Tamil Nadu, 41 people were killed and around 80 people were injured in a stampede. According to the FIR, the police had warned Mathiajhagan, Bushi Anand and CTR Nirmal Kumar that the situation was becoming uncontrollable due to the crowd, causing suffocation and physical damage. It is alleged that TV leaders did not control the workers properly, due to which the situation became uncontrollable.

Government gave compensation to the families of the dead

According to District Collector M Thangvel, 41 people died in this incident, including 18 women, 13 men, 5 boys and 5 girls. The bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families after the post -mortem. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh to the injured. PM Modi announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh from the PM Relief Fund to the families of those killed in the tragic incident during the political rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu.

The Chief Minister has also ordered to set up a Judicial Inquiry Commission for a detailed investigation into this accident. This commission will be led by the Retired Justice Aruna Jagdishan of the High Court. The Commission has been asked to fully investigate the incident and submit the report to the government.

These allegations against actor Vijay

The FIR states that actor Vijay had reached the border of Karur district at 4:45 pm, but deliberately delayed the rally site. It said that the conditions fixed for the road show were not followed, which caused the police inconvenience in traffic management.

41 people lost their lives in a painful stampede in Karur, Tamil Nadu on Sunday evening. The accident occurred during the rally of actor and Tamilga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay. The police have accused Vijay of ‘deliberate power demonstration’ in the FIR.

Vijay reached four hours late
According to the police, the rally was to start at 9 am and by 11 am a large number of people had gathered. Vijay’s speech was fixed at 12 noon, but he reached around 7 pm. Meanwhile, the crowd increased from 10 thousand to almost three times. The police allege that Vijay deliberately delayed so that people’s expectations increase.

Road show without permission
The FIR states that Vijay’s campaign just stopped at many places without a fixed program. This made it like a road show, for which no permission was taken. Police also said that during this time the traffic was affected and due to lack of food and drink facilities, the crowd became uncontrollable.

Barricade broke, dies of roof collapses
Police said that TVK workers broke barricades planted to stop the mob and climbed on the roof of a shed tin. Suddenly the roof fell and many people died. This accident became the reason for big stampe.

Political accusation
After this incident, politics has also become hot. The ruling DMK and Vijay’s party TVK are face to face. TVK described this incident as ‘DMK conspiracy’ and has demanded a CBI inquiry in the Madras High Court. TVK lawyer Arivazhagan said that ‘we did not violate any rules. Many of our rallies were completed without any accident.

DMK response
DMK spokesperson Dr. Syed Hafeezullah avoided giving a direct reply to the conspiracy allegations and said, ‘We do not want to give political color to this incident. The law will do its job. TVK leaders should first look at their conduct.

CM Stalin’s appeal
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed grief over the incident and appealed to maintain peace. He released a video on social media and advised to avoid rumors and said, ‘Do not spread any wrong rumor or false news about the accident. Everyone should treat responsibly.

Tamil Nadu BJP President K.K. on the controversy arising out of a stampede during Vijay’s rally in Karur. Annamalai has targeted an actor-consentor. He said that it was an irresponsible step to organize a rally on the weekend at night and the state police failed in the mob management. Annamalai also demanded a CBI inquiry into the entire case.

Vijay accused of irresponsibility
In a conversation with CNN-News 18, Annamalai said that Vijay should plan the rallies with more responsibility. He said, ‘Vijay’s mistake is that he keeps the program on weekend. They should behave more responsibly. If there is a program on weekend, then keep it in the afternoon, so that people can easily see you. Why kept it at night? Where were TVK Volunteers deployed? ‘

On Saturday, there was a stampede during Vijay’s rally in Karur, in which at least 39 people died and dozens of people were admitted to the hospital.

CBI inquiry demands
Annamalai demanded an inquiry from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of this tragedy. However, he clarified that he was not directly accusing Vijay. He said that the state police had completely failed in mob management, while there was a warning of potential danger already.

He said, ‘The DGP claimed that 500 policemen were deployed, but less than 100 appeared on the road. The permission was given in a narrow street, where the ambulance could not even go. The police should think a hundred times before giving such permission.

Question on accountability and negligence
The BJP leader also directly targeted the officials. He said, ‘Responsible officials should be suspended. Only the CBI investigation can bring out the truth. Annamalai alleged that the mob management in Tamil Nadu is becoming a problem repeatedly and for this the negligence of the ruling DMK government is responsible.

Prime Minister and Chief Minister’s response
Condoling the tragedy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2-2 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 thousand to the injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF). The PMO posted on X, ‘The unfortunate incident during the political rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu is very sad.’

At the same time, Chief Minister MK Stalin has constituted an inquiry commission under the chairmanship of Madras High Court retired Judge Aruna Jagadisin to investigate the incident.

Petition in High Court
Meanwhile, BJP councilor Uma Anand also filed a petition demanding a CBI inquiry into the case. However, Justice N. of Madras High Court. Senthilkumar denied the hearing and said that the matter falls under the category of PIL (PIL).

39 people died in a stampede on Saturday (September 27, 2025) in the rally of actor-politics and TVK chief Vijay in Karur district of Tamil Nadu. Eyewitnesses said about this horrific accident that the power failure at the scene, sudden increase in crowd and small roads made this stampede more terrible.

Apart from this, Vijay reached the rally seven hours late, by then more than 25 thousand people were waiting to get a glimpse of him.

One eyewitness said, ‘Vijay had arrived at around 7 pm with his campaign bus, another large crowd of people reached there, which became fierce. During this time many people climbed on trees, roofs and electric poles. In such a situation, the administration had to cut the power lines to eliminate the possibility of getting a big untoward.

He said, ‘As soon as victory came, people started pushing each other and throwing the slippers on the campaign bus to draw their attention. Some people who had climbed on trees and electric poles fell into the roadside drains and got trapped inside it. Even many people fainted during this period. The ambulance was trying to reach them, but could not go inside due to the huge crowd.

Police rained sticks on people

Another eyewitness said that the Tamil Nadu police also lathi -charged the people to bring the uncontrollable mob of people at the scene under control. He said, ‘If Vijay shook his hands on the way, the crowd would not follow him. People were shouting loudly for help, but Vijay did not pay attention to his help and ignored.

Vijay expresses condolences to the dead and injured

Several hours after this terrible incident, Vijay expressed his condolences to the families of those killed in the stampede and wished the injured to get well soon. He has announced to give Rs 20 lakh to the families of those killed in the accident and has said to give a assistance of Rs 2-2 lakh to the injured.

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The stampede has shocked the entire state during the rally of Tamilga Vatri Kazhagam (TVK), the party of actor-politics Vijay in Karur, Tamil Nadu. In this painful accident, 40 people, including 10 children, died, while many people were injured. Now this case has reached the court door.

Demand for independent inquiry from High Court
TVK said on Sunday that it will knock the door of the Madurai bench of Madras High Court for an independent investigation into the accident. The party alleges that this stampede was not a contingent but the result of ‘conspiracy’. TVK also pointed to stone pelting in the crowd and police lathicharge at the venue. TVK counsel Arivazhagan told NDTV that the party has filed a petition in the Madras High Court, demanding the court to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) or hand over the case to the central agency CBI.

Arivazhagan rejected the state government’s claim that security guidelines were violated at the Karur rally. According to sources, Justice N. of Madras High Court. Senthilkumar will hear the immediate petition filed in this case at 4:30 pm on Monday evening. The petition has demanded that TVK should be prevented from organizing any public meeting till the investigation of Karur stampede.

Eyewitnesses told horrific circumstances
Witnesses of the accident said that just before Vijay’s arrival, the power suddenly went down. The narrow roads and rising crowds increased the chaos. Many families got separated amidst the stampede, women and children suffocated. Post mortem reports have also caused suffocation due to many deaths. The next day at the scene, the shoes and slippers, torn clothes and broken bottles were making a terrible statement of the accident.

Vijay announced compensation
Actor Vijay said in his message on Sunday that his heart is broken and he is in deep sorrow. He announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 2-2 lakh to the injured. Vijay said “This is an irreparable loss. As a member of your family, I am with you in this grief.”

CM Stalin tour
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin also reached Karur and met the injured in the hospital. He assured the victim families of all possible government help and said that all necessary medical facilities are being provided.

Two and a half times more crowd gathered than capacity
Around 27,000 people reached the TV chief Vijay’s Karur rally where 10,000 people had a capacity. According to the DGP, Vijay reached the venue at 7:40 pm. As soon as his vehicle entered inside, a large number of workers also entered with him and got into the already present crowd. This suddenly increased the pressure of the crowd and the situation worsened.

Actor -turned -politician Thalapati Vijay’s party Tamilga Vatri Kazhagam (TVK) rally 39 people died of stampede in Karur on Saturday (September 27, 2025), while 95 people were injured, who are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Vijay has announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh for the families of those killed in the stampede. At the same time, journalists also asked questions about Vijay’s arrest from Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin regarding this matter.

A journalist questioned the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu whether TVK Chief Vijay would be arrested in this case. In response to this, Stalin said, “An inquiry committee has been formed under the chairmanship of a retired judge of the High Court, which will respond after the investigation is completed. Meanwhile, as you are asking, I do not want to say anything with political purpose.”

What did CM Stalin say about Vijay’s arrest?

Stalin further said that further action will be taken on the basis of the truth that will be revealed in the committee’s investigation. Please tell that the police has registered a case against 4 people in the Karur stampede case of Tamil Nadu. It also includes the name of TVK General Secretary N Anand.

What did DMK spokesperson Saravanan tell?

At the same time, DMK spokesperson Saravanan has blamed Vijay’s party for this for Karur stampede. Speaking to news agency PTI, DMK spokesperson Saravanan said, “Who is responsible for this incident? TVK and its organizers are responsible for this. He was not ready to accept the conditions of the police since first day. He violated every rule.”

He said, “Women and children have also died in this accident. The pain of those families cannot be gauged, who wanted to meet their star and they are no longer in this world.”

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