Chennai, Sept. 28 -- In a tragic and heart-rending incident that shook the conscience of the entireNation, 36 people died and 51 suffered injuries in a stampede that occurred during Tamilaga VettriKazahgam (TVK) and actor-turned-neta Vijay's political rally at Karur, even as Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister M K Stalin ordered a Judicial Probe into it and announced solatium, while the entire Nationmourns the loss of innocent lives, with condolences pouring in.

The tragedy occurred at Vijay's third leg of public outreach programme at Karur, ahead of the 2026Assembly polls, that has claimed 36 innocent lives, leaving the entire country shattered.

Reports from Karur quoting Government Medical Hospital doctors said 51 people were injured andwere under...