The death toll from Saturday night’s stampede at actor-politician Vijay's rally in Karur rose to 41 on Monday morning.

A 65-year-old woman, Suguna, succumbed to injuries at the Karur Government Medical College Hospital, officials confirmed. Among the 41 dead, 18 were women and 10 were children.

The bodies of the victims were handed over to their families after identification by their relatives. The youngest victim was two-year-old V Guru Vishnu of Velusamypuram in Karur while the oldest was a 60-year-old man.

Among the deceased women, most were in their 30s while the men who died were in their 20s and 30s. The bodies were transported to their respective native place in free hearse vehicles.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the district of Karur on Saturday to attend the TVK rall

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