A year after Karur stampede at TVK rally, scars remain and justice still elusive

Velusamypuram, the epicentre of the crowd crush that killed 41 persons during the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam rally addressed by its leader C. Joseph Vijay on September 27, 2025, has seemingly returned to normalcy. A year has passed, and it is business as usual for the residents, traders and commuters in the area. But for the families of the victims and eyewitnesses, the scars left by the tragedy that shook the nation’s conscience are yet to heal.

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