Massive crowd gathers as Vijay holds first public rally in Puducherry since Karur stampede tragedy

In his first campaign in Puducherry, actor-politician Vijay refrained from attacking Puducherry chief minister and All India N R Congress (AINRC) leader N R Rangasamy but continued to attack its coalition partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Vijay accused the Union government of failing Puducherry by not providing statehood, development projects, an IT park and even basic facilities such as parking spaces.

“For the Union government, Tamil Nadu is a separate state, and Puducherry is a separate Union Territory. But for us, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are one and the same. I thank the Puducherry government for providing full security for this meeting even though we are a different party. The Tamil Nadu government should learn from the impartial government in Puducherry,” Vijay said in his first public meeting since the stampede in Karur on September 27.