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"Reasons for deaths is TVK chief Vijay": DMK's TKS Elangovan on Karur stam
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, TKS Elangovan said, "The reason for deaths is Vijay (TVK chief). When someone is made to wait in scorching heat for 6-8 hours, then what will happen? If the ambulances had been allowed inside, some people could have been saved. People ran over the children who had fainted
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Congress' KC Venugopal meets kin of Karur stampede victims, tells party le
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"We don't want to do any politics, and we are here to support the affected families... We will give maximum help in their future endeavours," he added.
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"My heart aches...truth will come out soon", TVK leader Vijay in video mes
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Tuesday released an emotional statement, his first public reaction following the stampede in Karur that occurred during a party rally on September 27, which has claimed 41 lives.
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Controlling the crowd was the responsibility of the police: TVK's lawyer M
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He argued that controlling the crowd was the responsibility of the police, who had the authority and intelligence to manage large gatherings, following a local court in Tamil Nadu's Karur sending two Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) functionaries to judicial custody in connection with the K
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TN: BJP MPs Anurag Thakur, Tejasvi Surya meet bereaved families of Karur s
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former BJP Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai was also present with them.
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"Should not have invited so many people if he knows he is popular": BJP MP
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hema Malini who arrived in Karur on Tuesday to inspect the site of the stampede that took place on September 26 during a public event of the TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) chief and actor Vijay, claiming 41 lives said that the large number of gathering should
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Karur stampede: TVK leaders remanded to judicial custody till October 14
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The two TVK workers - Mathiyazhagan, the party's Karur West District Secretary and MC Paun Raj, the Karur town functionary, were brought to the court by the Karur City Police after their medical examination.
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Karur stampede: DMK MP A Raja calls conspiracy claims "complete nonsense",
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The DMK leader added that people should wait for the findings of the one-man commission set up by the Tamil Nadu government.
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Karur stampede: NDA-BJP delegation visits hospital, meets injured victims
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An eight-member delegation of the NDA-BJP on Tuesday visited the hospital in Karur where those injured in the September 27 stampede are currently undergoing treatment.
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NDA-BJP delegation reaches Karur, inspects stampede site
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
BJP MPs Hema Malini, Aparajita Sarangi, Anurag Thakur and other members of the delegation inspect the site in Karur on Tuesday where the stampede broke out.
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Tamil Nadu: Cong MP KC Venugopal inspects stampede site in Karur
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress General Secretary (Organisation) and MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday inspected the spot in Karur where a stampede broke out during a public event of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay that claimed 41 lives.
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"Take some onus and responsibility for what happened": DMK MP slams TVK ch
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Tuesday criticised Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay and his party functionaries over the Karur stampede that claimed more than 41 lives during a rally held by the TVK. She urged the party leadership to "take some onus and
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