Karur, Sept. 28 -- AMMK General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the stampede at actor-politician Vijay's rally in Karur on Saturday evening, as the number of casualties in the incident has risen to 40.

Speaking to reporters, the AMMK General Secretary said the authorities and political parties should take a lesson from the incident so that such incidents are avoided in future.

TTV Dhinakaran said, "Yesterday, a sad incident happened in which 40 persons died. An elderly woman in the hospital is critical, according to doctors. In the future, such a sad tragedy should not happen, which is what the political party and the police should ensure and take as a lesson. Political parties should be more careful, an...