Police file a charge against Vijay's TVK in the Karur stampede catastrophe, with 40 people killed.

According to officials on Sunday, September 28, a stampede at actor-turned-politician Vijay's rally claimed 40 lives, prompting police to file a case against several leaders of his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party. According to news agency Reuters, "Tamil Nadu police filed the case, the first step toward potential charges, against TVK party senior leaders Bussy Anand, Nirmal Kumar, and VP Mathiyalagan, and the investigation is under way," stated senior police official V Selvaraj. "TVK originally sought permission for a gathering of 10,000 people, but the actual crowd was more than double," he stated.