At a time when TVK is seeking to emerge as an alternative and convert its popularity among youth into votes and seats in the 2026 assembly elections, it was important to generate the right perception of being responsible. The TVK was required to demonstrate to the people that the party and its leadership were standing with the grieving families, notes political observer K V Prasad.
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(Photo Credit : Actor-turned politician Vijay’s TVK rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on September 27 (Photo via News18) )
The loss of two score of human lives, some snuffed out in their childhood, and leaving over four score injured at the political rally of film star Chandrsekhar Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is a grim reminder of the inadequacy in crowd management at public places in the country. It also shows the lack of preparation by a political party enthusiastically engaged in mobilising crowds for its rallies.
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