Tragedy struck Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday when actor-turned-politician Vijay held a political rally in the run-up to next year’s Assembly elections after a massive crowd gathered before a stampede broke out , which resulted in over 30 deaths and injuries to several others. Numerous people, including women and children, who fainted during the commotion were taken to the nearest hospital.

According to estimates, there was a crowd of close to 100,000 people gathered to see and hear Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay. But the situation became chaotic and led to a stampede after a nine-year-old girl went missing, and several people suddenly started moving in the direction the girl was last seen, looking for her, reports claimed.

What likely happened was that as a huge sea of

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