Tamil Nadu Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Law and Order S Davidson Devasirvatham on Sunday responded to the Karur stampede that left 40 people dead and several others injured, asserting that it was not an "intelligence failure" and that adequate arrangements had been made for the TVK chief Vijay's political rally.

The massive crowd at Vijay's rally on Saturday reportedly turned chaotic, triggering panic. Several attendees fainted and were rushed to nearby hospitals. Sources had said that overcrowding at the venue led to the tragedy.

The ADGP said that street lighting was sufficient at the venue but acknowledged that certain conditions for crowd management had been violated.

Speaking to the media, he said, "...they (TVK) requested permission to conduct this event at a place

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