CM Vijay distributes govt job orders to families 'Karur stampede victims'

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday handed over compassionate appointment orders to the members of families who lost their loved ones in the Karur stampede, describing the tragedy as an “unhealed wound” that continues to weigh heavily on his heart.

The stampede occurred on September 27 last year, on the eve of the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, during a TVK election campaign rally in Karur.

Forty-one people were killed in the



incident. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the tragedy is currently underway.

Following the incident, the Tamil Nadu government announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh to each bereaved family, while the TVK extended an additional compensation of Rs 20 lakh.

As part of the government’s rehabilitation measures, the Chief Minister visited Karur to distribute compassionate appointment orders to eligible family members of the victims.