The incident occurred as Vijay was addressing the gathering. The crowd rushed forward to the dais, resulting in the tragedy. Vijay halted his speech following the incident, and asked the police to help.
Published Sep 27, 2025 | 8:36 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 27, 2025 | 9:25 PM
TVK leader Vijay addressing the event. (Right) A scene from the hospital.
Synopsis: Following the incident, Chief Minister MK Stalin deputed Ministers Ma. Subramanian and Anbil Mahesh to Karur, along with Additional DGP (Law and Order) Davidson Devasirvatham and others. DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji and AIADMK’s MR Vijaya Bhaskar, too, have reached the hospital.
Thirty-one people, including six children and 16 women, were killed and several others injured in a stampede-like situation at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) meeting attended by the party chief, actor-politician Vijay, in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday, 27 September.
The conditions of 40 others undergoing treatment is stated to be stable.
The incident occurred even as Vijay was addressing the gathering. He had to stop his brief speech multiple times, as the crowd surged forward to gave a better glimpse of the actor-politician.
Following the incident, Chief Minister MK Stalin deputed Ministers Ma. Subramanian and Anbil Mahesh to Karur, along with Additional DGP (Law and Order) Davidson Devasirvatham and others. DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji and AIADMK’s MR Vijaya Bhaskar, too, have reached the Government Hospital, Karur.
The state government has mobilised additional 24 doctors from Tiruchi and 20 from Salem.
Minister Subramanian said many people were brought dead to the hospital.
“The news coming from Karur is worrying. I have asked for immediate medical treatment to the public who were admitted to hospital after they fainted due to the stampede,” Stalin said in a post on X in Tamil.
He will visit Karur on Sunday, 28 September, to take stock of the situation.
கரூரிலிருந்து வரும் செய்திகள் கவலையளிக்கின்றன.
கூட்ட நெரிசலில் சிக்கி மயக்கமுற்று மருத்துவமனையில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள பொதுமக்களுக்குத் தேவையான உடனடி சிகிச்சைகளை அளித்திடும்படி,
முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் @V_Senthilbalaji, மாண்புமிகு அமைச்சர் @Subramanian_Ma அவர்களையும் – மாவட்ட…— M.K.Stalin – தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் (@mkstalin) September 27, 2025
The turnout at the meeting was unprecedented. Many people swooned, and children went missing.
The event was part of TVK’s public outreach programme, held every Saturday. Vijay had addressed a meeting at Namakkal in the morning, before reaching Karur. Overcrowding has been a constant concern at TVK chief Vijay’s public rallies owing to his huge fan following. Similar scenes of overcrowding were witnessed at TVK’s rally in Madurai earlier.
