Overview

• TVK announced a two‑week suspension of Vijay’s outreach events after the September 27 Karur stampede that killed 41 people and injured over 60.
• The Tamil Nadu government released videos and a minute‑by‑minute timeline, citing crowd swell beyond estimates, barricade breaches, and damage to a generator enclosure as key factors.
• Two local TVK office‑bearers were arrested and remanded, while senior leaders named in FIRs sought anticipatory bail as police pursue cases under provisions including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
• Vijay, in a video statement, alleged political sabotage by the DMK and challenged CM M K Stalin, as TVK moved the Madras High Court seeking a CBI investigation.
• An NDA delegation led by Hema Malini visited Karur and questioned the venue choice, while a one‑member commission headed by retired Justice Aruna Jagadeesan begins its inquiry.