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Chennai, Oct 27 (IANS) TVK chairman and actor Vijay will on Monday meet the families who lost their loved ones in the Karur stampede tragedy.
The meeting, held at a private resort in Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, comes exactly a month after the death of 41 people during a TVK rally in Karur, marking the first time that Vijay will personally interact with the bereaved families.
On Sunday, TVK officials made arrangements to bring the families from Karur and surrounding districts to Mahabalipuram. Around 38 families arrived in eight private buses arranged by the party, while two families are scheduled to arrive by air on Monday morning. However, a family from Tiruppur has decided to stay back.
Around 50 rooms have been booked at the seaside resort along the East Coast Road for their accommodation.
According to TVK sources, the families were first picked up from their homes and taken to a common meeting place in Karur before being taken to Mahabalipuram by road. The arrangements were coordinated by three district secretaries representing Karur, Coimbatore and Erode.
Initially, Vijay had planned to go to Karur to meet the families at their residence. However, the plan was canceled due to security and logistical constraints. The party then decided to bring the families to a common place to facilitate a quiet and private meeting.
The meeting will begin with a candlelight vigil for the 41 victims at the resort’s convention hall. Vijay will then personally meet each family to express his condolences and provide support. The event is expected to end by 3 pm, followed by lunch, after which the families will begin their return journey.
Party officials described the event as “a serious, humanitarian occasion”, intended to express solidarity rather than seek publicity.
A senior TVK leader said, “Vijay wanted to stand with the families in their hour of grief and reassure them that their pain has not been forgotten.” He said the purpose of the meeting was to console and console the affected families.
–IANS
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