Overview

• Officials report at least 39 deaths and about 95 people hospitalized, including women and children, after the crush at the TVK event in Karur.
• The state appointed retired Justice Aruna Jagadeesan to head a judicial commission and announced Rs 10 lakh for each bereaved family with medical relief for the injured.
• Police say organisers underestimated turnout by seeking permission for roughly 10–12,000 people as around 27,000 arrived, with hours-long waiting, narrow approaches and a reported power cut worsening the situation.
• TVK has moved the Madras High Court seeking an independent or CBI probe while alleging a conspiracy, as police reject claims of stone‑pelting and say event guidelines were breached; early FIRs have been registered against party-linked organisers.
• An ambulance operator alleges TVK workers attacked five vehicles during rescue efforts, delaying care, as authorities bolster deployments and review emergency response lapses.