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Tamil Superstar Vijay Rally Tragedy: Stampede Leaves 40 Dead, Raising Questions About His Political Future

Tamil superstar Vijay faces scrutiny after 40 die in a rally stampede in Karur, as officials and organisers trade blame over safety failures.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30, 2025

Death toll from stampede at Indian actor-politician’s rally climbs to 41

More 120 people injured in crowd crush at Vijay’s rally still in hospital

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Indian Actor-politician's Aides Charged After Rally Stampede Kills 40

Police charged three close aides of a popular actor and politician with culpable homicide and negligence on Sunday after a stampede at his rally in southern India killed at least 40 people, officials said.

International Business Times · Sep 28, 2025

Let Me Explain: Why Tamil Nadu is a tough playbook for the BJP

In India today, it's easier to find a state ruled by the BJP than one that isn't. 

Newslaundry · Sep 22, 2025

A look at 27 custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu: Most victims were poor and marginalised

For P Marimuthu, July 30, 2025 was supposed to mark the end of a long episode of harassment by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. A day ago, the 48-year-old tribal man had been acquitted by an Udumalpet court in a ganja case—one that activists say he was falsely accused in.…

Newslaundry · Sep 10, 2025

The Rs 444 question: Why India banned online money games

Hungama hai kyun barpaa thodi si jo pee li haiDaakaa to nahi maara chori to nahi ki hai– Akbar Allahabadi On August 21, Parliament slammed the brakes on online money games by passing the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. The government’s press release made its intent clear:…

Newslaundry · Aug 27, 2025

Will the BJP’s ‘Tamil candidate’ strategy work against the DMK stronghold?

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) picked Maharashtra Governor and their senior Tamil Nadu leader CP Radhakrishnan (popularly known as CPR) as its candidate for the post of Vice President of India following the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar – the first OBC vice president candidate from the state. The election…

Newslaundry · Aug 26, 2025

The swagger’s gone: What the last two decades taught me about India’s fading growth dream

Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?– Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965. I was offered my first job in Mumbai on a very rainy day in September 2005, a few weeks after we had celebrated the…

Newslaundry · Aug 14, 2025

Vietnam automaker Vinfast to build factory in India, eyeing growth in Asia

Vietnam's Vinfast is to set break ground on a $500 million electric vehicle plant in India’s Tamil Nadu, part of a larger $2 billion investment to expand into Asian markets

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025

South Central 36: Vijay in TN politics, pilots question Air India crash cockpit report

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Raghunath first discuss actor Vijay’s entry into Tamil Nadu politics. They are joined by senior journalist Kavitha Muralidharan and TNM’s Tamil Nadu bureau chief Shabbir Ahamed, who speak at length about whether Vijay will impact the state’s politics and…

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2025