Actor Vijay’s TVK credits ₹20 lakh to families of Karur stampede victims

Actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party on Saturday said ₹20 lakh each has been credited to the families of those who lost their lives in the Karur stampede on September 27.

In addition to the fatalities, over 60 persons were injured in the tragic stampede. (ANI )

The sum was directly credited to the bank accounts of the affected families, the party said.

“The money, ₹20 lakh each, has been sent to 39 families, totalling to ₹7.8 crore,” the party said in a post on the social media platform ‘X’.

Though the actor had planned to meet the victims’ families in person and distribute the ex-gratia after consoling them, he had decided to ensure the relief amount reached them first, a TVK functionary said and added other affected families too would receive the ex-gratia.