Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, accompanied by Union Minister L Murugan and Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran, on Monday met the families of those who lost their loved ones in the stampede on September 27 during a rally of TVK chief and actor Vijay in Yemur Pudur, Karur.

Earlier, the Union Minister also visited the Government Medical College Hospital in Karur.

The death toll from the stampede at Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam leader Vijay’s campaign rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur has risen to 41.

Among the deceased are 18 women, 13 men, five young girls, and five young boys.

So far, 34 victims are from the Karur district, two each from the Erode, Tiruppur, and Dindigul districts, and one from the Salem district.

The massive crowd at Vijay’s rally on Saturday evening reportedly

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