Chennai, Nov. 5 -- In his first public address more than a month after the Karur stampede thatclaimed 41 lives, actor-turned-neta and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Founder Vijay accosedTamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin of spewing venom on the party overthe tragedy and said the DMK will pay the price for it in the 2026 Assembly polls.

Reaffiriming his oft-repeated stand that it would be straight fight between the TVK and the DMK,which he has termed as its political enemy, in the crucial elections due in 6-7 months time,Vijay, addressing the party's Special General Council meeting at a private resort at the touristspot of Mamallapuram, about 55 km from here, he charged the Chief Minister with makingfalse and defamatory ...