TVK Karur rally stampede: Rahul Gandhi speaks with actor Vijay

Congress person Rahul Gandhi spoke with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin implicit phone to enquire astir the Karur stampede and besides called TVK enactment president Vijay to convey his condolences implicit the decease of his supporters successful the incident, enactment sources said connected Monday (September 29, 2025).

Mr. Stalin acknowledged Mr. Gandhi's telephone successful a station connected X.

"Thank you, my beloved member Rahul Gandhi, for reaching retired to maine implicit phone, conveying your heartfelt interest implicit the tragic incidental successful Karur, and sincerely enquiring astir the measures taken to prevention the precious lives of those nether treatment," Stalin said.

Congress sources said Mr. Gandhi telephoned the Chief Minister to enquire astir the Karur stampede.

"The Leader of Opposition besides called up TVK president Vijay to convey his condolences implicit his supporters' death," a enactment root said.

The decease toll successful the September 27 stampede astatine a governmental rally led by actor-politician Vijay astatine Karur successful occidental Tamil Nadu climbed to 41 connected Monday (September 29, 2025). Over 60 radical are being treated arsenic in-patients, and astatine slightest 2 are critical, officials said.

As the toll mounted, Mr. Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) moved the Madras High Court's Madurai Bench seeking a CBI oregon an independent probe into the stampede. Mr. Vijay, facing flak from assorted quarters, besides announced a compensation of ₹20 lakh each to the families of the victims, portion expressing profound grief implicit the incident.

Karur constabulary booked a lawsuit nether provisions including negligence against TVK office-bearers, portion forensic experts commenced probe and covered spots similar a sewer wherever a mates of bodies were allegedly found. Traders, shops and commercialized establishments successful Karur downed the shutters arsenic a people of respect to the deceased.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased and ₹50,000 to the injured, portion the authorities authorities has announced a solatium of ₹10 lakh each to the families of the deceased and ₹1 lakh each to the injured.

The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee announced ₹1 crore to the families of the dormant and BJP announced ₹1 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.