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The grief is overwhelming successful a humble location astatine Vadivel Nagar, Velusamypuram, hardly a 100 metres from the spot wherever TVK person and histrion Vijay addressed a monolithic gathering connected Saturday (September 27, 2025). It is present that the household of Thuruvishnu, conscionable 1 twelvemonth and 10 months old, is mourning his decease successful the stampede that claimed 40 lives.
Vishnu was the lone kid of Vimal, 25, a daily-wage worker, and Matheswari, 22, who is speech- and hearing-impaired. After 2 years of marriage, the mates had their son. On Sunday morning, they performed his past rites successful stunned silence.
On Saturday (September 27, 2025) evening, Vimal’s elder sister Lalli and her hubby Pasupathi, 32, who had travel to be the rally on with their teenage lad and daughter, took the toddler along.
When Mr. Vijay began his address, commotion broke out. “There was a powerfulness chopped and past a mike problem. The assemblage grew restless, radical could not perceive his voice, and they began pushing each other,” Lalli recalled, her dependable faltering.
“I was holding Vishnu successful 1 manus and my girl successful the different erstwhile we were shoved backmost violently. I fell, and the babe slipped from my arms. For 2 hours, I searched frantically. I was injured and aboriginal admitted to hospital. Only the adjacent greeting was I discharged,” she said.
It was done the tv footage of the authorities infirmary that Vimal realised the worst. He rushed there, lone to find his lad among the dead.
“We are Vijay’s fans,” Lalli said. “If lone the authorities had fixed the spacious venue helium had asked for oregon if the powerfulness had not been cut, nary of this would person happened. It is hard to blasted him alone. But this should ne'er person happened.”
Neela, different aunt of the child, sat beside Matheswari, inconsolable. “My sister-in-law cannot adjacent perceive oregon speak, but she understands her nonaccomplishment fully. The symptom is beyond words,” she said.
