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Rajya Sabha subordinate and DMK MP K.R.N. Rajeshkumar submitted a petition to Namakkal District Collector connected Sunday (September 28, 2025), demanding compensation for 4 Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) cadres getting attraction successful hospitals aft fainting during the TVK rally successful Karur connected Saturday (September 27).
TVK President and histrion Vijay was scheduled to code a rally adjacent K.S. Theatre connected Salem Road astatine 8.45 a.m connected Saturday (Septmeber 27). The lawsuit drew thousands of cadres, including women, who gathered connected the spot since 5 a.m.. However, Mr. Vijay reached the spot astatine 2.30 p.m.
As the cadres continued to hold for implicit 8 hours, astir 15 cadres, including women, fainted and were taken to assorted hospitals adjacent by different enactment memebers.
Four cadres, including M. Manoj Kumar (24), a nonmigratory of Govindapalayam successful Namakkal; R. Ezhilarasi (24), a nonmigratory of Kathiranallur; A. Santhosh (24), a nonmigratory of Komarapalayam; and V. Arumugam, a nonmigratory of Anbu Nagar successful Namakkal, are presently receiving attraction and are retired of danger, arsenic per sources.
The remaining cadres were discharged aft attraction from assorted hospitals.
Meanwhile connected Sunday (September 28), DMK MP Rajeshkumar, successful his petition, demanded compensation from the authorities for the 4 people, akin to the 1 announced for the stampede victims successful the Karur rally.
Speaking to the reporters, Mr. Rajeshkumar said that, arsenic successful Karur, successful Namakkal excessively 4 radical are getting attraction astatine backstage hospitals successful Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, and Namakkal Government Medical College Hospital.
He said that the the Collector assured to get the compensation for these 4 people. On behalf of DMK, ₹50,000 was fixed to Ms. Ezhilarasi, who is getting attraction successful a backstage infirmary successful Salem.
“Likewise, we are trying to interaction the household members of the remaining 2 persons getting attraction successful backstage hospitals and DMK volition assistance them to get treatment,” helium added.
Meanwhile, the Namakkal constabulary connected Sunday (September 28) registered a lawsuit nether Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act against TVK Namakkal territory in-charge Sathish and others for installing banners and flex boards without permission.
Investigation successful the substance is underway.
