Chennai, Nov 23, 2025

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay returned to a public forum for the first time since the Karur stampede tragedy, addressing a tightly controlled indoor meeting near Kancheepuram on Sunday.

The actor-turned-politician, who has kept away from public events after 41 people died in a stampede during his Karur rally, delivered a sharp political speech aimed at the ruling DMK, while outlining his party’s welfare-focused agenda.

The TVK had earlier planned to launch Vijay’s campaign from Salem on December 4, after he met the families of those who died in the Karur tragedy, whom he invited to Mamallapuram for a private condolence interaction.

However, citing the Karthika Deepam festival and other logistical concerns, the police advised that the Salem rally be p

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