From gathering to grief: TVK rally stampede claims 41 lives in Karur
TNIE online desk
41 people died and over 60 others were admitted to various hospitals in Karur, following a stampede during TVK leader Vijay's rally on Sept 27.
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It is a flagrant repeat of previous stampedes during Kumbh Mela and, Chinnaswamy stadium stampede, where people perished like locusts falling on rocks.
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The youngest victim was two-year-old V Guru Vishnu of Velusamypuram in Karur, while the oldest was a 60-year-old man.
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The bodies of the victims were transported to their respective native place in free hearse vehicles and were handed over to their families.
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The DGP noted that the swelling crowd had been waiting for hours in the scorching sun without sufficient food and water, leading to these deaths.
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CM Stalin announced Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased in the stampede and formed a commission to inquire the stampede in Karur.
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TVK president Vijay announced a financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh to the kin of the deceased, Rs 2 lakh each to those who suffered injuries in the Karur stampede.