Chennai, Oct. 14 -- As a special assembly session begins today, the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly passed a condolence resolution expressing deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the recent Karur stampede incident.

The resolution conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and expressed the solidarity of the lower house with those affected by the tragedy.

The assembly also paid homage to eight former legislators, including S Puratchimani, S Gunasekaran, VC Govindasamy, OS Amarnath, A Arivalagan, Durai Anbarasan alias Ramalingam, MA Khaleelur Rahman and R Chinnasamy, who passed away recently.

As a mark of respect, the lower house of the Tamil Nadu legislature observed a moment of silence in their memory. Leaders from variou...