A crowd crush at a rally for a popular Indian actor-turned-politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has killed at least 39 people and injured 40, the southern state's chief minister, MK Stalin, told reporters in Karur, the district where the incident occurred on Saturday. The rally, which officials estimate was attended by tens of thousands of people, was addressed by Vijay, one of Tamil Nadu's most prominent actors who goes by only his first name.
At least 31 people have been killed and 50 injured after a stampede broke out at campaign rally in southern India, lawmakers said. Vijay, a popular actor who ventured into politics in recent years, was holding an event for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party. At least six of those killed were children, according to local media. The crowd crush reportedly broke out while a crowd of at least 30,000 people waited to hear the mononymous star give a speech.
