A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician has killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others in the country's southern state of Tamil Nadu, local authorities have said.

State Chief Minister MK Stalin said eight children and 16 women were among those who died at the political rally for Vijay — who is campaigning for election after becoming one of the state's most successful actors.

The victims were dead by the time they were taken to a hospital, but the injured were in a stable condition, another official, state Health Minister Ma Subramanian, said. Loading...

Tens of thousands of people attended the rally in the district of Karur, where officials said temperatures were intensely hot and Vijay arrived hours late.

Indian media reports, quoting local officials, s

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