Suguna, a Karur resident who was receiving treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, passed away on Monday morning.
Published Sep 29, 2025 | 10:45 AM ⚊ Updated Sep 29, 2025 | 10:45 AM
TVK leader Vijay addressing the event. (Right) A scene from the hospital.
Synopsis: The death toll following the stampede during TVK chief Vijay’s campaign meeting in Karur reached 41 after a woman succumbed to her injuries. Suguna, a Karur resident who was receiving treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, passed away on Monday morning.
The death toll following the stampede during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign meeting in the Karur district of Tamil Nadu reached 41 after a woman succumbed to her injuries on Monday, 29 September.
Suguna, a Karur resident who was receiving treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, passed away on Monday morning.
So far, 41 people have lost their lives in the stampede on 27 September — 14 men, 18 women, four boys and five girls. Among the deceased, 34 are from the Karur district, two each from the Erode, Tiruppur, and Dindigul districts, and one from the Salem district.
Following the tragic stampede, Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (in-charge) G Venkataraman told the media that a large crowd, inadequate facilities and congestion caused the tragedy.
The TVK headquarters had informed the district police that it was expecting only around 10,000 people to attend the meeting. The party also assured in writing that it would make the necessary arrangements and sought the police permission to hold the meeting.
“Taking into account their earlier rallies in Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur, we had allotted a larger venue in Karur than the one they originally requested. The places they first asked for — the Roundana area and the Uzhavar Sandhai areas are very small. Only two days ago, another state-level party had conducted its campaign rally in this same venue,” Venkataraman said.
“They had stated an expected crowd of 10,000, but around 27,000 people turned up. Keeping in mind that it would be much more than 10,000, we had already deployed sufficient police personnel for security arrangements,” he added.
The Tamil Nadu police registered a case against several people, including TVK Karur West District Secretary VP Mathiyazhagan. It has been reported that a case has been registered under four sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including culpable homicide and endangering public safety.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil with inputs from Subash Chandra Bose.)
