Overview

• Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian confirmed 29 deaths, while other officials and outlets reported 31 or more, with dozens still hospitalised and some in critical condition.
• Chief Minister M.K. Stalin called the situation worrying, mobilised emergency medical teams including doctors from Tiruchi and Salem, and said he will visit Karur.
• Karur police said permissions anticipated a far smaller gathering than the one that arrived and confirmed a case has been registered as a probe into the organisers proceeds.
• Eyewitness accounts described overcrowding, long delays and a surge near barricades; police used a lathi charge to thin the crowd as ambulances struggled to get through.
• Vijay halted his speech, appealed for calm, and distributed water; reports also noted a nine-year-old was reported missing during the chaos as searches were initiated.