Indian superstar at the center of deaths of deaths

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Sharanya Hrishikesh and Neyaz FarooqueeBBC News, Delhi

TVK/X Vijay, one of the most bank stars in Tamil Cinema, launched its political party last yearTVK / x

Vijay, one of the most bank stars in Tamil Cinema, launched its political party last year

The Indian politician, turned into an Indian superstar, is the center of a massive order after 40 people died in a crush on his party’s rally on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of people appeared At the event of the campaign, held by Vidjai in the Carr region in Tamil Nada. The actor was in the middle of his speech when the crowd suddenly jumped.

The tragedy sparked a game of guilt, with the opposition accusing government officials of not deploying enough police staff to control the crowds.

Police officers said the organizers of the rally, who are from the party of Viajai Vetri, say, underestimated the expected size of the crowd and did not take enough precautions.

Who is Vijay?

With an acting career, covering decades, 51-year-old Vijay is one of the most popular actors in Tamil Nada.

Over the years, he has worked on his way to become one of the most palaces stars, and even the films breaded by critics have become massive hits of Cassie.

Born Joseph Vijay Chandracehar to the film director father and mother of the singer, he acts in several films as a child.

For the first time, she played the character in 1992. Naalaiya theerpu, directed by his father. The film, for a group of college students involved in a corrupt businessman, was a flop, but as News Website Scroll Put itShe sows “the seeds of the carefully crafted screen person of Vidjai as a person with the solution to Tamil Nada’s problems.”

He then appeared in several romans and comedies – many of them boxing hits – and became a familiar face for the audience. His smooth dance movements more fans have won him more special.

Over the years, he has participated in many Superhit action thrillers, including Ghilli (2004), Pokkiri (2007), Thuppkki (2012) and Kaththi (2014), where he showed easy chemistry with his heroines and cool actions mannerism.

His fans called him Ilai Talapatia, or a young commander – most huge Tamil stars have approved by fans, like these.

Every time a new movie will appear, fans will find themselves in cinema cinema to celebrate and support it.

In the last few years, even films that have received bad critical reviews, such as Beast (2022) and the biggest of all time (2024), have become boxing hits.

After the success of the beast, the Indian Express wrote “Viajai’s Staddome has reached a point where even his most uninterrupted, unoriginal and unwavering film can bring over 2 billion rupees in global box office ($ 22.5 million; £ 16.7 million).”

Ragul Krishan/EPA/Shutterstock Portrait of Actor-Polyitic, seen at a road intersection near the crush site, killing at least 40 people in southern India. Required Credit: A photo of Ragul Krishnan/EPA/Shutterstock (15507891X) The scene of a deadly incident with a stamping in Carour, Tamil Nadi, India, September 28, 2025. At least 39 people were killed in stamping, which happened on September 27. Dozens killed in Policy Rally Stampede in India, Carour - September 28, 2025.Ragul Krishan/EPA/Shutterstock

Portrait of Actor Vidjai near Crush’s place

Why did you join politics?

There has been speculation about the political entry of Vijay for years – a fan club he started, gave a credible presentation of the local elections in 2021. He also made several statements over the years that are interpreted as political tones.

But his decision to refuse to act to enter the full -time policy still surprised fans. He said Yana Uyagan, who will come out early next year, would be his last movie.

It is common for the movie stars in the southern states of India to join politics, as they are based on their popularity and massive attraction to become electoral dividends.

The largest example in Tamil Nada is MG Ramachandran, known as MGR, who joined the ruling party of the country Dravida Munnetra Kajagham (DMK) in 1962 at the peak of his star.

In 1972, he had a dmk fall and founded his own party – the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and continued to serve as Chief Minister from 1977 until his death in 1987.

The late J Jayalalithaa – one of MGR’s most successful to star – followed by his footsteps – joining and ultimately a leading aiadmk after his death.

She has been Tamil Neda Chief Minister for six terms.

Getty Images Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at the Confederation of the National Council of the Indian Industry (CII) on July 5, 2011 in Chenia, India.Ghetto images

J jayalithaa was a popular Tamil actor before joining policy

Not all political flows of movie stars have become a choice of choice.

Kamal Haasan, a legendary Tamil actor who has made more than 200 films in the Indian film industry, launched his Makkal Needhi Maiam party in 2018, announcing his intention to dispute the dominance of DMK and AIADMK in the country. But his party is yet to win a parliamentary or meeting.

Rajicanth, one of the largest icons of Tamil’s cinema, has long flirted with the idea of ​​joining politics before he finally announced in 2020 that he would not.

Critics claim that despite their huge popularity, parties guided by celebrities often have no experience at the base, limiting their success.

Ever since Vidjai started his party last year, his rallies have attracted huge crowds, with tens of thousands of people bumped to see the star and get selfie with him.

But his rivals called into question his lack of political experience and criticized some of his claims as unclear.

Relatives relatives of the victims mourn in front of the Hospital of the Carour Government College, following an incident with Stampede at a rally at a pre -election campaign conducted by the Tamiga Kajaggam Party, in Karur County, India, September 28, 2025.Reuters

The victims’ relatives grieve in front of Carour Hospital on Sunday

What will happen now?

The Crypt of political rallies are common in India, which often leads to accusation of games between organizers and authorities.

In the case of Vijay, his fans claim that his party was denied permission to hold the event in a more festive place.

Civil servants deny this and claim that the place is approved by the party, BBC Tamil reports.

There were some calls to even arrest Vijay, but given his huge popularity, DMK -led Tamil Noda Government is cautiously.

A single -member investigation commission has been set up to investigate the cause of the crush. The Chief Minister of the State of MK Stalin has promised actions under the Committee’s report within two months.

In the meantime, TVK has addressed the Supreme Court in Madras, seeking a federal investigation into the incident. The court must hear the case on Monday.

Vijay is also criticized that he has not yet visited the victims of the crush – he said in a statement that he was “broken” by the tragedy and announced financial compensation for those affected.

But it remains to be seen whether this incident will affect his popularity and political ambitions.

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