Chennai, Oct 27 (PTI) Actor-politician Vijay on Monday met the families of the Karur stampede victims in Mahabalipuram near here and sought their forgiveness for the tragic incident that left 41 dead and over 60 injured.

The meeting was held after a month after the stampede.

A total of 37 families were brought in from Karur to the meeting venue-- a resort where the party had booked about 50 rooms, a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) source said.

It was a closed door meeting. The leader met them individually and lunch was also arranged.

Vijay assured the families monetary support, besides for education, self-employment, and housing, the source added.

During his meeting with the families, Vijay apologised to them for bringing them to Mahabalipuram and said he could not visit Karur as he co

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