Few dead in south India stampede


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  • Sunday, 28 Sep 2025

NEW DELHI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- A few people died and many others were injured in a stampede at a political gathering in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu late on Saturday, confirmed a local police officer over the phone.

The stampede was reported from Tamil Nadu's Karur district, when film actor Vijay was holding a public gathering in support of his political outfit Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.

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