Security outside the actor-politician Vijay’s residence in Chennai was reportedly intensified after 40 people were killed and many of them were injured during his political assembly in the Karur in the “Similar Stampede situation”.
Sources said NDTV that safety was increased in the house of the Chief Tamilaga vettri kazhagam (TVK) because “folk anger can turn” to him.
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“The state police were also asked to increase security for all TVK district secretaries,” the sources said.
The actor Vijay, 51, whose party TVK is preparing for the debut of the poll in the elections to the Tamil Assembly next year, is under fire after the tragedy of Karur on Saturday evening.
During the rally of the Karura Rally TVK, which attracted many more participants than expected, the “situation similar to Stampede” developed. The health officer told PTI on Sunday that the tolls in Stampede had risen to 40 after the man succumbed to injuries in the government hospital.
When the toll was mounted, the TVK party led by actor-politician Vijay moved Madras High Court’s bench in Madurai looking for an independent probe to Karur Stampede.
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Meanwhile, two leaders Vijay’s TVK, including his close helper N Ananda, were booked for a favable murder that did not apply to the murder after Karur Rally Stampede killed 40 people and injured nearly 100, Mathrubhumi reported.
N Anand, General Secretary of TVK and former Puduchherry Mal, is known as Bussy Anand because he represented the Bussy seat in the Puduchherry assembly. He is effectively number 2 in the party, NDTV said.
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Government sources told NDTV that the actor Vijay reached the venue about 7 hours late. Men, women and children began to gather on the spot since noon, but the actor arrived after 19:00.
They also claimed that supporters violated police instructions. Although Vijay spoke, some people collapsed, but the speech continued and the ambulances were not allowed to the venue, the sources said.
The sources said Vijay left for Trichy Airport after the assembly and flew to Chennai by a private flight.
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KARUR STAMPEDE: What did the police say?
Tamil Nadu DGP G Vencataraman Dave increased due to the delayed arrival of the actor-politician to the place and during the waiting hours under the hot sun lacked enough food and water.
In Sunday’s briefing, he said that after the official Twitter describing Vijay’s TVK, the Party increased increased the crowd, who mentioned that he would arrive at the meeting venue by 12:00.
“The permit (for a meeting) was searched between 15:00 to 10:00. Twitter Twitter’s account said it would come at the age of 12 and the crowd began to come from 11:00. He came at 19:40.
Furthermore, Vijay was awarded at one point and followed by a big crowd and the police were safely stated at the venue. “He also praised the police … The crowd still turned,” he said
While the organizers gave the expected number to 10,000, about 27,000 people appeared to the actor, Venkataraman said. He said the police protection was foreseen about 20,000.
“Our intention is not to blame anyone, but we are merely mentioning the facts,” added the head of the police forces.
(With the entry from agencies)
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