MUMBAI:- A stampede that killed dozens at a south India political rally happened after a crowd of thousands waited hours in baking heat without sufficient safeguards, officials and witnesses said Sunday. Some 27,000 people thronged a public road in Tamil Nadu state in hopes of seeing popular actor-turned-politician Vijay on Saturday, but panic broke out and 39 were killed, authorities said. Witnesses cited hours of delays, insufficient police presence and people falling from a tree branch onto the audience as contributing to the tragedy.

Tens of thousands had gathered at a campaign event for actor-turned-politician Vijay in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu.

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Vijay, a well-known actor who goes by only one name, launched a political party last year.

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In Pictures: Stampede at actor Vijay’s TVK rally in Karur in which 39 people died and over 80 injured

Residents recount tragic stampede at actor Vijay's rally, blaming poor planning, lack of amenities, and police failure.

MUMBAI:- A stampede that killed dozens at a south India political rally happened after a crowd of thousands waited hours in baking heat without sufficient safeguards, officials…

NEW DELHI: A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others, the state’s health…

Indian actor and politician Vijay had been campaigning for elections when the stampede occurred

Victims include nine children at election campaign gathering in Tamil Nadu led by popular actor and politician

40 dead in stampede at Vijay's rally in Tamil Nadu, with leaders visiting victims and families. Inquiry underway.

At least 40 people died over the weekend in a crowd crush at a political rally organised by Vijay's party.

The deaths of 50 people in two stampedes, both of which occurred on Sundays, in Chennai, 20 years ago, would illustrate how lessons in crowd management are rarely learned