Overview

• The September 27 crowd crush at Vijay’s Karur rally has left 41 dead and more than 60 injured, according to officials.
• In a video, the TVK chief alleged a vendetta by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, urged authorities to target him rather than party workers, and said the “truth will come out.”
• Hours later, top bureaucrats and police presented videos, a minute-by-minute timeline, and emergency data—including the first ambulance call at 7:14 pm and 33 ambulances deployed—citing overcrowding, venue limits, and organiser violations.
• Police have arrested two local TVK leaders, booked campaign manager Aadhav Arjuna over a deleted social media post, and asserted that Vijay’s delayed arrival and organiser defiance worsened the crush, while other TVK functionaries sought anticipatory bail.
• An NDA delegation led by Hema Malini met victims in Karur and proposed an inquiry led by a sitting Supreme Court judge, as the Aruna Jagadeesan commission and parallel police probes continue.