Synopsis: The signs were there. Police had registered cases against TVK functionaries for violating safety norms. Still, the blatant breach of the rules continued unabated. The result: Innocent lives were lost.

Was the tragedy at Karur waiting to happen? Some signs portended danger, but they were ignored. The stampede at Vijay’s rally on Saturday, 27 September, comes after a series of incidents.

The police had flagged safety lapses and crowd violations at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) events over the past few weeks.

More than 33 people were killed and several others were injured when an unprecedented crowd attended Vijay’s rally at Velumchamypuram in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday.

During Vijay’s “ Unga Vijay, Naa Varen ” tour stop in Nagapattinam on 20 September, thousands of supp

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