India: Who is Vijay, whose last political rally caused a massive stampede?
Pacific Asia • Sep 29, 2025, 12:52 AM
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🇮🇳❓Who is Vijay?
⚡ 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 rally, which officials say was attended by tens of thousands of people, was being addressed by Vijay, one of Tamil Nadu’s most successful actors-turned-politician in the district of Karur. Who exactly is he?
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