India, Sept. 28 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday expressed grief over the Karur stampede in Tamil Nadu. The stampede took place due to massive overcrowding at actor-turned-politician Vijay's rally has now killed 40 people.

Reacting to the crowd crush, the senior Congress leader said that such tragedies highlight flaws in the country's crowd management. Tharoor further added that it was heartbreaking to see such tragedies happen repeatedly, recalling the Bengaluru stampede which killed 11. Follow LIVE updates on Karur stampede here

The Congress MP further called on both the central and state governments to create strict rules and safety protocols for large gatherings to prevent future incidents.

"Its a very tragic and painful sit...