Overview

• Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said 39 people died in the Karur crowd crush, with scores still hospitalized after the Saturday evening surge.
• Permissions were reportedly for about 30,000 attendees, yet estimates suggest 50,000–60,000 gathered after long delays, with reports of a missing child and a brief power outage preceding the panic.
• The state announced ex-gratia of ₹10 lakh for families of the deceased and appointed retired Justice Aruna Jagadeesan to lead a one-member commission of inquiry.
• Karur Police registered an FIR naming TVK district secretary V.P. Mathiyazhaga under serious criminal provisions, while the Union Home Ministry sought a report from the state.
• Ambulances initially struggled to reach victims as crowd density hindered access, and additional doctors were sent from Tiruchirappalli and Salem; Vijay halted his address, appealed for help, and later issued a public condolence message.