Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)

A badge with picture of Vijay, actor and politician, lies amid footwears and other belongings left by attendees at the site of a stampede incident during an election campaign rally held by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party, in Karur district of Tamil Nadu, India, September 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

India police file case against actor-politician Vijay's party after stampede kills 39

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...

Santosh, who lost his seven-year old child in a stampede at a election campaign rally held by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, burst into tears in front of Karur Government Medical College as he comes to receive the body, in Karur, India, September 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

Death toll hits 39 in stampede at Indian actor-politician Vijay's rally, 51 injured

Visuals from Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President and actor Vijay’s Namakkal rally, held earlier today (17 September). Photo: Hindustan Times

At least 36 killed at actor-politician Vijay's rally in Tamil Nadu's Karur after stampede