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Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) person and actor Kamal Haasan said connected Monday that the constabulary should beryllium thanked, not blamed, for their handling of the September 27 stampede that claimed 41 lives astatine histrion and TVK founder Vijay’s rally in Karur.
He visited the tract of the stampede at Velusamypuram and met the bereaved families. He urged members of the nationalist and the media to amusement restraint and compassion.
Appreciating the government’s determination not to licence the rally astatine the Lighthouse Corner, arsenic sought initially by the TVK, Mr. Haasan said, “This is not the clip to admit anyone; but we person to convey them for denying support for the rally astatine the span [Lighthouse Corner]. That would person been a larger achromatic mark... My lone consolation is that it has not go a bigger tragedy. Had support been fixed for that spot and radical fallen into the stream [Amaravati], what would person been their state,” helium asked.
Pointing to erstwhile Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who accompanied him, Mr. Haasan said, “Instead of asking however they came truthful rapidly that day, the solace is that they did come. If they had not arrived astatine the close time, we would person mislaid much lives. We indispensable convey them.”
Commending Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s handling of the situation, helium said, “The Chief Minister has shown exemplary enactment successful a dignified manner. We are arrogant of it and we should convey him for it.”
Asked about AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s remarks that the authorities indispensable instrumentality responsibility, helium said, “Any authorities should instrumentality responsibility. But what has happened is sub judice; we should not comment further.”
Answering a question astir the alleged lapses successful the information arrangements, helium said, “We should besides spot who is making specified allegations. Don’t instrumentality sides. If you person to instrumentality a side, instrumentality the people’s side.”
He besides lauded the relation of the media successful uncovering facts. “Several truths person started coming out. In this age, what is information has itself go a question. Truth is not 1 entity; it comes successful galore perspectives. Many truths volition look successful this analyzable age, and some the tribunal and the constabulary are determination to question them,” helium said.
Asked whether helium had immoderate proposal for Mr. Vijay, Mr. Haasan said, “The tribunal volition archer him.”
