Kannan filed a petition in the high court requesting that no permission be granted for Vijay's campaign meetings in the future without proper security arrangements.
Published Sep 28, 2025 | 3:53 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 28, 2025 | 4:13 PM
The injured at the Government Hospital in Karur.
Synopsis: Kannnan, who was injured in the stampede in Karur, filed a case in the Madras High Court, requesting that no permission be granted for Vijay’s campaign meetings in the future without proper security arrangements. Meanwhile, the death t0ll in the campaign reached 40.
Kannnan, who was injured in the stampede during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign meeting in Karur district of Tamil Nadu, filed a case in the Madras High Court on Sunday, 28 September.
Meanwhile, Kavin (31), who was injured in the stampede, passed away on Sunday. So far, 40 people have lost their lives in the stampede — 14 men, 17 women, and nine children —four boys and five girls.
Kavin had received treatment at a private hospital on Saturday after being caught in the Karur stampede and had returned home. On Sunday, he fell ill again and was taken to the hospital, but unfortunately, he passed away despite treatment.
Kannan filed a petition in the high court requesting that no permission be granted for Vijay’s campaign meetings in the future without proper security arrangements. The case is being heard as an urgent matter on Sunday at 4.30 pm.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu unit of the Congress party announced a ₹1 crore relief amount for the kin of the deceased in the Karur stampede. It will be split among the families.
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.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil with inputs from Subash Chandra Bose.)
