After over 30 people lost their lives in a stampede during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday evening, state BJP leader K Annamalai expressed shock, calling the incident “deeply distressing.” He squarely blamed the ruling DMK government for its "gross negligence" in managing crowd safety at the high-profile rally.

"In Karur, the news that approximately forty people, including children, lost their lives due to a stampede at a gathering attended by Thaveka leader Mr. Vijay is deeply shocking and distressing," Annamalai said.

He attacked the DMK government saying that it is the responsibility of the police to accurately estimate the number of attendees, select an appropriate venue accordingly, and deploy an adequate number of po

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