Synopsis : Actor-turned-politician Vijay left the venue and flew back to Chennai when a stampede struck his political rally in Karur and claimed 39 lives. When a real tragedy struck his own rally, when people suffocated to death under his watch, when he was faced with his first challenge as a political leader, TVK’s Vijay failed.

The catchphrase உங்க விஜய், நா வரேன் ( Unga Vijay, Naa varen /Your Vijay, I will come) was made to trend on social media by Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) cadres for days ahead of actor-turned-politician and party chief Vijay’s public rallies in Namakkal and Karur districts of Tamil Nadu.

On Saturday, 27 September, when a stampede broke out at the TVK chief’s rally in Karur — killing 39 people, including children — and his fans were being rushed to hospitals f

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