‘Arrest Vijay’ demand Trendsโข on Twitter as Tamil Nadu Rally Stampede Death Toll Reaches 31
Karur,Tamil Nadu – โค Twitter is flooded with calls for teh arrest of actor-politician Vijay following a โฃdeadlyโข stampede at his election โrally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district on Saturday,september 27. The death toll has risen โคtooโ 31, with numerous others injured, according to the latest reports from ANI. โคHarrowing images from the scene depict a โคmassive, overcrowdedโ gathering.
The chaos โฃunfoldedโฃ during Vijay’s campaign โฃevent, where a large crowd reportedly became panicked, leading โtoโฃ the stampede. Attendeesโฃ had reportedly fainted dueโ to the intense heat adn long wait, โwith some rushed to nearby hospitals โfor treatment. Sources โindicate the overcrowding โat the venue was a primary trigger for the incident.
Social media โขusers are expressing outrageโค and demanding โขaccountability. “The brutal incident that happened due to Vijay’s โคdelay, despite him saying he would come at 12 o’clock. Ohโค police, โstop fooling aroundโ and arrest vijay,” one user tweeted.
Another post drew parallels to โคpast incidents, stating, “I didn’t want toโ say this time but I have to remind you – 40+โ lives lost in a #stampede at actor #Vijay’s rally in Karur, including kids. When RCB’s party saw chaos, some CSKโค fans were crying ‘Arrest โVirat Kohli’. Soโ byโ that same logic should Vijay be arrested too?”
Further callsโข for action included posts like,”My take @tnpoliceoffl it is indeed your duty to arrest TVK Founderโข Vijay ,itโค is a โissue innocent haveโ died,” and “#ArrestVijay Heโ should be held responsible.”
During the rally, Vijay paused his speech โafter reports of people fainting surfaced. He requested assistance for ambulances and distributed water bottles โto the crowd,alsoโข announcing a missing child and urging police intervention. Despite the escalating situation, he briefly resumed his speech before abruptly ending it, recognizingโฃ the dangerous conditions.
Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister statedโ the news from Karur was “worrying” and has โdirected Ministers Ma Subramanian, Anbil Mahesh, and the District Collector to provide immediate โsupport to those affected.
Vijay isโฃ the founder of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagamโ (TVK) party.the incident is currently under examination.