Days after a stampede during the rally of party chief and actor Vijay turned tragic and killed 41 people, including women and children in Karur, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Wednesday announced that similar events planned over the next two weeks are being "temporarily postponed."

As part of his party's statewide campaign launched on September 13 ahead of the Assembly elections, Vijay had planned multiple rallies, calling it a "meet the people" initiative. Vijay has so far toured Tiruchirappalli, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Namakkal and Karur as part of the campaign, a first since the launch of his party in February last year.

A stampede during Vijay's public event at Karur on September 27 killed 41 people and left several injured. Overcrowding and lack of basic facilities like food

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