India political rally stampede death toll climbs to 40
After a political rally for a popular Indian actor and a politician in the south Tamil Nadu province, death fees climbed 40 to 40, because medical officers treat at least 124 injured people in hospitals.
Ma Subramanian said that 36 victims died when they were taken to Associated Press on Saturday night and four were dead. He said the wounded were largely stable. Subramanian said the dead contained nine children.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Karur Region on Saturday to attend the rally of Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, known as Vijay in the middle of the rooster. Vijay is one of the most successful actors of Tamil Nadu and works in the state elections planned to be held in the beginning of 2026.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the “unfortunate event” “deeply” “deeply”.
In the South Indian states, especially in Tamil Nadu, some film stars are greater than the status of life based on the culture of worship. Many of them became successful politicians, and some were even given divine status.
Sabesan, a local resident at the rally, said that Vijay should appeal to the rally around noon, but he came more than six hours late. He said that a big crowd has drowned the roads until then.
For crowded management, many barricades and rope were placed around the space, Sab Sabesan said, adding that the crowd has become so big, “Nobody can control it”.
Rajendaran, a lawyer who witnessed the rally and the next accident in Karur, said that Vijay threw water bottles over the crowd over the campaign vehicle.
Rajendaran, “When he decided to leave and began to move the vehicle, hundreds of fans and supporters chased the vehicle as he chased the turmoil.” He said.
“This is what leads to watching.”
The government announced an investigation under the leadership of a former judge who will submit the report in October.
In Vijay 2024, he retired for acting and launched his political party Tamilaga Vetteri Kazhagam. He drew big crowds to public meetings.
Vijay condolences wished for hours after the accident.
“My heart was shattered,” he wrote X.
“I write in an unbearable, indescribable pain and sadness that words cannot express.”
When large crowds are collected, stamps are relatively common in India. In January, during the world’s largest religious meeting, Maha Kumbh Festival, at least 30 people were killed, while tens of thousands of Hindu were killed to be washed in a sacred river.
