Gut-wrenching video: Families cry clutching bodies of victims killed in stampede at Vijay's Karur rally

The rally was organised as a part of actor-politician Vijay's state tour for his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).

A heart-wrenching video of family members crying in front of the bodies of the victims killed in the deadly stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur has surfaced on social media.

Families of victims of the Karur rally stampede outside the Government Medical College and Hospital. (X/@ANI)

“Visuals from the Government Medical College and Hospital, where the bodies of victims of the Karur stampede incident are being handed over to their family members after the postmortem. As per CM MK Stalin, so far, 39 people have lost their lives in the stampede incident during a public event of TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) chief and actor Vijay, yesterday,” ANI tweeted while sharing a scene from outside the hospital.

What happened at the rally?

Reportedly, the venue didn’t have sufficient food and water to accommodate the large gathering. “By the time Vijay arrived at 7:40 pm., the crowd had already been waiting for hours without sufficient food and water. That is the reality,” the official continued.

“Vijay himself appreciated the police for their role but stressed that party cadres must take responsibility for crowd management. It does not mean the police should deploy numbers equal to the entire crowd of 27,000,” the police personnel added.