Overview

• Authorities confirmed 41 dead — including 18 women, 13 men, and 10 children — with over 100 injured and at least two reported in critical condition.
• A one-person commission led by retired Justice Aruna Jagadeesan began inspections at the site and hospitals, with the Madurai Bench expected to hear TVK’s plea for an independent or CBI/SIT investigation today.
• Karur police filed FIRs against TVK office-bearers V P Mathiyazhagan, N Anand (Bussy), and CTR Nirmal Kumar under BNS provisions including culpable homicide and endangering life, while not naming Vijay.
• Senior police cited overcrowding beyond permitted levels, inadequate arrangements, and the leader’s delayed arrival as key lapses, noting about 500 personnel were deployed and denying an intelligence failure.
• Ex-gratia was announced by multiple sources — Rs 20 lakh per bereaved family from TVK, Rs 10 lakh from the state, and Rs 2 lakh from the PM’s fund — as shutdowns, political visits, and a checked bomb threat at Vijay’s Chennai residence followed.