Karur stampede | Govt did its part, TVK failed in duty: DMK’s Senthilbalaji

Former Minister and Karur DMK Regional Secretary V. Senthilbalangi, on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, made a strong defense of the government government by insisting that the actor Vijay’s political rally after Karur Stampede was “the government was done, it was fully done”. For what he calls weak crowded management and inadequate arrangements, Vijay placed the burden of failure in Tamilaga Vetteri Kazhagam (TVK).

Mr Senthilbalangi, who addressed the reporters in the DMK office in Karur town, spoke for a long time, refuted the allegations, and gave time schedules and comparisons drawn from the past events of his party. He also played video images to verify his booth.

In the accusations that TVK was rejected, the party said that he was looking for only three places – the Lighthouse corner, Uzhavar Sandhai and Velusamypuram.

Mr. Senthilbalangi, who pointed out a recent DMK “MUPPERUM VIZHA ında in Karur, which attracted about 2.5 lakh people, contrasts with preparations. “We took the private land, we got permission and we held the event with arrangements: Medical aid for water bottles, biscuits, even sugar and BP.

“Because of the overcrowded, people forced the generator hut to open their doors.

Mr. Senthilbalangi presented a timeline to resist the allegations of slippers when Mr. Vijay spoke about him.

“He spoke for about 19 minutes. The first slipper was thrown in 6 minutes. In 40 seconds in 6 minutes.

Aware of the swelling crowd, the police said that the TVK leaders wanted the actor to allow the actor to take the gathering 500 meters ahead of the determined point. “They insisted on reaching the point they wanted. Instead of checking, they dragged the crowd forward. In our rallies, the regional secretaries organize the crowd before our leader came. Is there such an order?”

In the emergency regulations, he said: “Namakkal came with two ambulances with TVK propaganda minibus. Five ambulances were organized locally in Karur by the same party. The government took the role of the government; the hospitals quickly took and treated the wounded.”

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On the allegations of violence

He answered the allegations of knives that used knives and beaten with bottles: orsa If the knives are used, the wounded have not gone to a hospital?

Criticism of real finding teams

Commenting on his visit to the delegation, he said: “Real finding teams must have gone to Manipur and when a bridge collapsed in Maha Kumbh Kumbh Mela stamp and Gujarat. No team was sent there. But a team ran to Karur. However, they can find the truth.”

“The government did everything properly. The Political Party (TVK) did not do it,” he said.

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