Chennai: Karur Police on Monday night arrested Madhiazhagan, the secretary of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam's (TVK) Karur (North) unit in connection with the stampede at the rally addressed by actor Vijay on Saturday night.

The stampede led to the death of 41 people.

Police sources told DH that Madhiazhagan, who was on the run, was picked up at around 9 pm on Monday. “He will be produced before a court,” the source added. This is the first arrest in the stampede incident.

According to the FIR filed by the police TVK president and actor Vijay “deliberately” delayed his arrival at a public rally in Karur by making unscheduled stops and conducting roadshows to “display his political strength,” even as party leaders took no effort to control the “unruly” behaviour of their cadres.

The FIR, filed

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