Stampede In Karur | TVK Chief Vijay Tosses Water Bottles At Crowd Before Stampede That Killed 38
As the crowd swelled and people started getting suffocated because of the heat and overcrowding, actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay stopped his speech in Tamil Nadu's Karur and started tossing bottles of water at the crowd to help, videos showed. At least 38 people - including eight children - died and 46 were injured after a stampede broke out at the rally, which saw nearly 30,000 supporters and fans gathering to catch a glimpse of the actor-politician.
