Actor Vijay To Move Court, Suspects Conspiracy, Wants CBI To Probe Stampede

The death toll from the stampede at actor Vijay's rally on Sunday has reached 40. These include 16 women and 10 children. 95 people are injured, and 51 are in the ICU. The death toll may rise further.

Meanwhile, the Madras High Court will hear a petition today from a victim injured in the stampede. He demands that rallies by Vijay and his party, the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), be banned until the investigation into the incident is complete.

Meanwhile, the police have filed an FIR against TVK leaders. The party has appealed to the Madras High Court for an investigation into the matter. The party stated that the stampede was not an accident but a conspiracy.

Following the incident, the Home Ministry has requested a report from the state government. Actor Vijay posted a post from the party's X handle, writing, "I have no words to express my grief over what happened in Karur yesterday." I want to provide 20 lakh rupees to the families of the deceased and 2 lakh rupees to the injured.

Vijay's party preparing to contest the Tamil Nadu elections

Actually, actor Vijay formed TVK on February 2, 2024. He announced his intention to contest the 2026 assembly elections. Consequently, he is holding rallies across the state. A rally was held in Karur for this purpose. Permission was granted for 10,000 people, but a crowd of 50,000 gathered.

The reason for the crowd at the Karur rally...

The stampede was caused by taking a 60-foot-long campaign bus onto a 100-foot-wide crowded road. Instead of using another route, the organizers tried to cut through the crowd. This increased the pressure, causing people to fall. Eyewitnesses reported that the pressure became so intense that people, including children, began fainting, leading to a stampede.

Vijay paused his speech to appeal for calm, but it was too late. The crowd made it impossible for ambulances and volunteers to reach the victims immediately.

After the incident, Vijay neither met the injured nor offered any condolences, but instead flew directly to Chennai on a chartered flight. However, he wrote on X, "My heart is broken. I feel immense pain and sorrow."

Supreme Court lawyer G.S. Mani has filed a complaint demanding an FIR against actor Vijay and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the stampede in Karur.