Karur: Police investigating the tragic stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Karur have arrested yet another key party functionary, intensifying the probe into the stampede that claimed 41 lives.

On Tuesday, Karur Police took into custody Ponraj, the TVK Central City Secretary, just a day after the arrest of Mathiazhagan, the party’s West District Secretary.

Both arrests come as part of the investigation into whether lapses in crowd management and permissions contributed to the deadly crush.

The stampede occurred when thousands gathered to hear Vijay speak at Velayuthampalayam after his Namakkal roadshow earlier the same day.

Witnesses said the venue quickly became overcrowded, and panic spread when electricity went off during the event. In the ch

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