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An NDA delegation led by Hema Malini will visit Karur to probe the September 27 stampede at Vijay’s rally, which claimed 41 lives.
File photo of the stampede site in Karur.
An eight-member NDA delegation is set to visit Karur in Tamil Nadu to investigate the circumstances that led to the September 27 stampede, on Tuesday.
The delegation led by BJP MP Hema Malini will meet with affected families and submit a report to BJP National President JP Nadda. The delegation, comprising of BJP MPs Anurag Thakur, Tejasvi Surya, Aprajita Sarangi, Rekha Sharma, Brij Lal, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde and TDP MP Putta Mahesh Kumar, has reached Coimbatore.
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Before heading to Karur from Coimbatore, panel head Hema Malini stated that they will look into the matter and try to find out what led to the tragedy that claimed 41 lives.
“We have come to visit Karur and look into the matter and how the circumstances led to this incident. Our national president JP Nadda has also come here to express his heartfelt condolences and console the patients at the hospital,” Hema Malini said.
Addressing reporters, Anurag Thakur said that the delegation will first hear the views of the people who lost their family members in the stampede before collecting feedback from officials and submitting a report regarding the tragic incident.
“…Let us first hear the views of the people who lost their family members, ask the local people, officials, get the feedback and then we will submit our report,” Thakur, who is a part of the BJP-NDA delegation, told ANI.
BJP chief JP Nadda has constituted the delegation.
Meanwhile, Karur City Police have arrested Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) Karur West District Secretary, Mathiyazhagan, in connection with the stampede during the party chief Vijay’s rally, which claimed 41 lives, ADGP Davidson Devasirvatham told ANI. Police have also arrested Paun Raj, the Karur town functionary who arranged flagpoles and flex banners for the rally. Paun Raj was arrested as he provided shelter to TVK functionary Mathiyazhagan, the ADGP said over a phone call.
The incident occurred when a massive crowd at actor Vijay’s rally in Karur reportedly turned chaotic, triggering panic among the crowd. As several attendees fainted, they were rushed to nearby hospitals. Among the deceased were 18 women and 10 children.
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September 30, 2025, 12:28 IST
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