TVK party chief Vijay's rallies postponed after Karur stampede
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Chennai: Following the Karur stampede that killed 41 people at his rally, actor and party president Vijay's similar programmes scheduled for the next two weeks have been "temporarily postponed," his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) announced on Wednesday.
Vijay has embarked on a "meet the people" initiative on Saturdays and has toured Tiruchirappalli, Namakkal and Karur so far. The stampede during his September 27 public event in Karur killed 41 persons and left over 60 injured.
In a social media update, the party's official handle pointed out to the Karur tragedy and said "We are in anguish and regret over the loss of 41 of our brethren." "In this situation, our leader's (Vijay) next two weeks' meet the people programmes are being temporarily postponed. The revised details of these would be announced later," it said.
With inputs from PTI