Overview

• Police confirmed at least 39 fatalities, including 10 children, with more than 50 people injured after a crush at a TVK rally in Karur.
• The DGP said organizers anticipated about 10,000 attendees but far larger crowds arrived early and waited for hours without adequate water or food, with a power cut and Vijay’s late appearance worsening the situation.
• Chief Minister M.K. Stalin appointed a judicial commission led by retired Justice Aruna Jagadeesan, police filed FIRs naming two TVK-linked leaders, and the state announced ₹10 lakh for each bereaved family.
• TVK alleged a deliberate conspiracy involving stone-pelting and police lathi-charge and said it will seek an independent probe in the Madras High Court’s Madurai bench.
• An ambulance service owner claimed TVK workers attacked five ambulances, delaying rescues, while central authorities sought a detailed report from the state.