At least 40 people are dead and hundreds injured after a stampede at a rally in in Karur, India. Photo: EPA PHOTO

The death toll following a stampede at a political rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has climbed to 40, as medics treat at least 124 injured people in hospitals.

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Ma Subramanian told The Associated Press that 36 victims were dead by the time they were taken to a hospital on Saturday night and four more died later. He said the injured were largely stable. The dead included nine children, Subramanian said.

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