Overview

• Tamil Nadu Police have confirmed extensive arrangements requested by TVK for Vijay’s October 17 condolence meeting in Karur.
• Plans include a secured corridor from Tiruchi/Trichy airport, traffic diversions, checkpoint-based crowd management, and armed escorts at airport entry and exit points.
• A one-kilometre cordon is sought around the venue with access limited to vetted relatives only, and the meeting location has not yet been finalised.
• Officials have ruled out door-to-door visits to prevent disorder and uncontrollable crowds.
• The September 27 rally stampede reportedly left 41 dead, including minors, with Vijay announcing Rs 20 lakh for each bereaved family and Rs 2 lakh for the injured, while a reported bomb threat and talk of a security-scale upgrade have prompted extra caution.