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Karur Stampede: TVK Chief Vijay Cancels Diwali Celebrations, Faces Flak For Delay In Meeting Victims

📅 October 18, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 18, 2025

Summary: This special report focuses on the aftermath of the deadly Karur stampede, where actor-politician Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has cancelled all Diwali celebrations. The move comes as 'widespread criticism continues of how Vijay has still not met with the families of the victims'. The instruction to forgo celebrations was issued to all party cadres to mourn the 41 people who lost their lives in the tragic crowd crush on September 27. While the party has conveyed this decision, scrutiny remains on Vijay for his delayed response and for not personally visiting the families of the deceased and injured. A planned visit was reportedly postponed, though the party states he will meet with them soon. The incident is now under a CBI investigation as ordered by the Supreme Court.

This special report focuses on the aftermath of the deadly Karur stampede, where actor-politician Vijay's party, Tamila

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