Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay’s Neelankarai residence in Chennai was placed under heavy security on Sunday after police received an anonymous bomb threat, a day after the Karur rally of his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) ended in a deadly stampede that killed 39 people and left more than 50 injured. Bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs were rushed to the residence, with CRPF and local police cordoning off the area, inspecting vehicles, and restricting access as precautionary measures.

The threat has come amid mounting political pressure following the Karur tragedy, where a massive turnout for Vijay’s campaign rally on Saturday evening spiraled out of control. Eyewitnesses said panic broke out as the actor’s convoy entered the venue, with little crowd control, no shade, and inadeq

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