Chennai: Amidst calls for legal action against him and his party leaders, Tamil superstar Vijay has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of those killed in the stampede at Saturday evening’s rally in the Karur district of Tamil Nadu.

Till now, 39 people have died and nearly 40 are in hospital. The Tamil Nadu government has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of those killed and Rs 1 lakh for the injured. ADVERTISEMENT

Vijay was to address a rally of his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) at Karur on Saturday evening. About 10,000 people were expected to turn up for the event, but over 27,000 gathered at the venue. Things started going wrong after Vijay’s arrival was delayed. He apparently reached the rally site six hours late.

As per the Tamil N

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