New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- People who were present at actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally on Saturday, September 27, narrated to an eight-member NDA-BJP leaders' delegation that visited Karur that the TVK chief arrived late and left after the commotion started.

At least 41 people died after many were injured in a stampede at TVK rally in Tamil Nadu's Karur. As the tragedy happened, actor Vijay was seen arriving at the Trichy airport, triggering a row.

Eyewitnesses, who met the NDA-BJP delegation narrated the events that led to the stampede. One eyewitness claimed that TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna had approached actor Vijay during the event, alerting him to the fact that people were fainting due to the crowd pressure.

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