As the toll mounted, Vijay-led TVK moved the Madras High Court Madurai Bench seeking a CBI or an independent probe into the stampede.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's Karur secretary Mathiazhagan was arrested Monday night, named a prime suspect in the September 27 stampede that killed 41 people. Police alleged delays, mismanagement, and chaos at actor Vijay’s rally triggered the fatal crowd crush.

A campaign rally of actor-turned-politician Vijay in Karur ended in a deadly stampede, killing 41 people within minutes amid chaos, poor management, and collapsing tree branches.

The tragic stampede at actor-politician Vijay's Karur rally resulted in 41 deaths. Tamil Nadu government has formed a judicial commission to probe the tragic incident

The government has opened criminal cases against second and third-tier functionaries of Vijay’s party TVK, but stopped short of naming the superstar himself.

Tamil Nadu Police have arrested Mathiyalagan, Karur district secretary of Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), in connection with the Karur stampede that killed 41 people.The FIR also names

Chennai: The organisers of the fateful September 27 meeting of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam at Karur, in which 41 people were killed following a crowd crush, had “deliberately planned and delayed” the arrival of the party founder and actor Vijay, the FIR booked by the Karur Town Police has said.

BJP and TVK leaders were among three people arrested for spreading rumours about the “stampede” that took place in Karur, Tamil Nadu, on September 27.

The first information report booked by the Karur Town police on the stampede during the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay’s meeting in Karur on Saturday (September 27, 2025) has charged that the party organisers had deliberately planned and delayed the arrival of Vijay at the town.

Criminal cases have been filed against TVK members as the party continues to allege political conspiracy in the stampedee. A victim has petitioned to the Madras High Court to halt future rallies of th

Tragedy strikes Vijay's TVK rally in Karur; the government advises against a hospital visit amid a tense atmosphere; investigation ongoing, court hears ban petition

A tragic stampede at a rally organised by actor-politician Vijay’s party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), in Karur, Tamil Nadu, has claimed 41 lives and left more than a hundred injured, including women and children,