Chennai: “I also fainted but regained my consciousness sometime later. Three people who were bundled into the ambulance that rushed to the hospital unfortunately died. I can’t believe I am alive,” said Sunitha with a choked voice.

She is among the survivors of the deadly stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur in western Tamil Nadu. Thousands of people had gathered at the Light House roundtana in the textile town of Karur to take a glimpse at Vijay, who was delayed for the rally --- he addressed the Namakkal rally at around 3 pm instead of the scheduled 8.45 am.

One could only hear wails of women crying and hugging their relatives after losing their children and loved ones at the Karur government hospital with ambulances rushing into the premises every two minutes. Hospital s

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