'He became very emotional': TN CM Vijay meets Karur stampede victims' families, hands over government jobs

Nearly a year after the Karur stampede that killed 41 people during a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) election rally, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay met the victims' families and handed over government job appointment orders to eligible dependants as part of the state's rehabilitation measures.One of the beneficiaries, Dhanlaxmi, said Vijay became emotional on seeing the families' grief. "Seeing all of us crying deeply moved him, and he too became emotional," she said, adding that she had been offered a job at the Superintendent of Police (SP) office.The visit came even as the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court considered a challenge to the government's decision to grant permanent government jobs to the bereaved families, with the court directing that temporary appointments be offered for now.