Overview

• Forty-one people were killed and more than 60 injured in a September 27 crowd crush at a TVK rally in Karur.
• Tamil Nadu officials released videos, a minute-by-minute timeline and crowd estimates that exceeded projections, cited damage to a generator enclosure for a power trip, and said 500 police were deployed as organisers lacked sufficient volunteers.
• Two TVK district secretaries were remanded to 14-day judicial custody under BNS sections including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, senior leaders sought anticipatory bail, and cyber police booked campaign chief Aadhav Arjuna over a deleted post.
• In a video message, Vijay rejected responsibility, alleged political vendetta, said he avoided visiting Karur to prevent further tension, and promised to meet victims’ families.
• An NDA MP delegation visited Karur, questioned the venue and security planning, and sought a probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge or the CBI, even as a state judicial commission led by retired judge Aruna Jagadeesan continues its inquiry.