India, Sept. 28 -- Tragedy unfolded in Tamil Nadu's Karur after at least 39 people were killed and over sustained 50 injuries in a stampede at actor-politician Vijay's rally on Saturday evening.

The police said that Vijay arrived at 7.30pm for the rally that was scheduled to start at 3pm. The crowd swelled as a result of the delay, according to DGP in-charge of Tamil Nadu, G Venkatraman. While the organisers had booked for a ground anticipating 10,000 people, nearly three times more people turned up for the rally.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the stampede a "tragic incident" and expressed condolence with the kin of the crush victims. "The tragic incident that occurred during a political procession in Karur, Tamil Nadu, is deeply ...