Chennai: In a dramatic turn of events, a family that lost a member in the tragic September 27 stampede at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Karur has returned the Rs 20 lakh relief fund provided by party president and actor Vijay. The family’s protest underscores a growing wave of criticism against the actor-politician for not visiting the victims in their home district, insisting that he should come to Karur in person to offer his condolences.

The gesture comes just after Vijay concluded an eight-hour-long condolence meeting in Mamallapuram, where 37 of the affected families were brought to meet him. The party, which had transferred the financial aid to the families’ accounts ahead of Diwali, has faced consistent public scrutiny over Vijay’s decision to console the families at a

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