TVK leaders have been accused of the stampede at a TVK rally that killed 40 people. They ignored the lack of food and water for the crowd.

According to the police, Vijay was supposed to deliver a speech at 12 noon but delayed his arrival at the rally to create 'unnecessary expectations' from the people, four hours after he was told that he would arrive only at 7 pm. Police said the bus carrying Vijay stopped at several unscheduled places, a de facto roadshow for which no permission was taken, and TVK leaders, including actor and senior leader N'Bussy 'Anand, who is a former Puducherry MLA, ignored warnings of lack of food, water and facilities for the crowd.
Traffic was also disrupted due to frequent and unplanned stoppage of the campaign bus, police said. Along with this, one of the many tragedies that happened on Sunday evening has been mentioned in the FIR registered; It said TVK workers broke police barriers - which were put in place to control crowds and prevent disasters such as stampedes - and climbed onto the tin roof of a shed, possibly to catch a glimpse of the actor. Unfortunately, the roof collapsed and the TVK workers were killed. Adhav Arjun, general secretary of TVK's election campaign management, moved the Madras High Court seeking a CBI probe into the stampede. In his petition, he said permission was repeatedly denied at places of the party's choice. Permission was given in areas where even crowds could not come. Power connections were disrupted during the rallies, and not enough policemen were deployed. This pattern also happened during TVK rallies in Namakkal, Trichy and Nagapattinam. He said the stampede in Karur was also orchestrated by the police and members of the ruling party. He mentioned that even before Vijay could start his speech, the power connection was disrupted, which eventually led to people jamming towards the generator used for backup. He claimed that some anti-social elements who infiltrated the rally threw slippers and stones not only at his leader but also at the public.