DMK Minister V Senthil Balaji on Wednesday described the Karur stampede as extremely tragic and unacceptable and stressed that the government has worked immediately and responsible for the help of the victims. He said that prayers are being done for the injured and thanked Chief Minister MK Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin and state officials for providing timely relief. Balaji said that I have been in public life for the last 29 years and never happened in Karur. We all should find solutions to ensure that there is no such tragedy anywhere in Tamil Nadu. We were focusing only on providing assistance to the affected people. One hundred and eight people were hospitalized and returned after treatment, while seven are still subject to treatment.
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In a video message of actor-consign him Vijay, he questioned why the incident took place only in Karur, the minister said that he was in touch with the bereaved families. He said that 31 people of Karur died and I am in touch with their families. Yesterday I met a family who had met me before and his son was about to get married. He also attended our party’s program. We should not make it a political issue. Young children were present there.
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Balaji argued that political parties should choose a place based on the size of the crowd. “He asked for the lighthouse corner. People here know how many people can stand there. Then they asked Ulavar Sandhi and you know how many people can sit there. A political party should choose a place on the basis of crowds. We held DMK program and chose a place on the basis of crowd. Drinking water and biscuits were given for our program. I am not complaining there, but after the program you are not complaining, but after the program you are not complaining, but you are not there Found a single water bottle?