Overview

• Police estimate that more than 30,000 supporters attended the regional party rally in Karur.
• The party leader, a film actor turned politician, arrived over six hours late, and local reports say fainting and panic followed.
• Local media report at least 38 dead, including ten children, with more than 40 injured and over 50 taken to hospitals.
• Tamil Nadu police registered a case against party officials other than the leader and opened an investigation into the cause.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences on X and wished the injured a swift recovery.