India, Sept. 28 -- The rally organised by actor-turned-politician Vijay for his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) took a tragic turn after a stampede which killed at least 39 people on Saturday.

A massive crowd of supporters reached the venue of the rally in Karur on Saturday, with police saying that the turnout was higher than was expected.

In a video of the moments before the stampede shared by news agency PTI, the crowd can be seen becoming unmanageable. Amid the chaos, TVK chief Vijay distributed water bottles for those in the crowd who were experiencing suffocation.

Vijay also paused his speech to arrange for an ambulance, and called out for a child who had gone missing during the rally.

Speaking about the arrangemen...