• A TVK rally in Veluchamy Puram, Karur on September 27, 2025 experienced a deadly stampede that killed at least 39 and injured more than 80 while emergency personnel treated the wounded.
• Supporters began assembling from 9 a.m., surged around 4 p.m. after learning Vijay was en route, and he arrived only at 7 p.m.
• Roughly less than 4,000 people had gathered by 2 p.m., with supporters from Karur, Erode and Coimbatore districts surging later while Vijay watched an ambulance navigate the crowd.
• The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a commission led by retired judge Aruna Jagadeesan and provided a �10 lakh solatium for families of the dead and �1 lakh for the injured.
• On September 28, 2025, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, and BJP leaders Nainar Nagendran and Tamilisai Soundararajan visited the injured, while Karur district administration helplines and contacts provided victim information.

Police in India filed a criminal case against leaders of Tamil actor Vijay’s political party after a stampede at his rally killed at least 39 people, a senior police official said on Sept 28.

The dead included children, and more than 50 people were injured in the stampede on Sept 27

 in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where Vijay was campaigning for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party ahead of state elections early in 2026.

Tamil Nadu police filed the case, the first step toward potential charges, “against TVK party senior leaders Bussy Anand, Nirmal Kumar and V.P. Mathiyalagan, and the investigation is under way”, senior police official V. Selvaraj told Reuters.

“TVK originally sought permission for a gathering of 10,000 people, but the actual crowd was more than double,” he said.

Vijay, one of Tamil cinema’s most bankable actors for three decades, has drawn massive crowds since launching his party in 2024. He said he was “heartbroken” by the stampede in the Karur district, pledging support for the victims’ families.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced compensation of 1 million rupees (S$14,700) per family.

The state has appointed a commission led by a retired judge to investigate the cause of the stampede.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X that the incident was “deeply saddening”.

During the rally, footage from local media showed thousands of people surrounding a large campaign vehicle on top of which Vijay was speaking. He was seen throwing water bottles to fainting supporters and calling for police help when the crowd became uncontrollable.