Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday paid tribute to all those who died in last year’s Karur stampede, a tragedy that claimed 41 lives and left an enduring emotional scar on the state.
“Greetings to all who reside in my heart. This same day. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister emphasised that the collective pain shared by the party and the families of the victims remains, while extending solidarity in coping with the tragedy. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran questioned the basis for preventing the government from offering employment as a form of relief to families affected by the tragedy. The High Court had also considered whether the State could create an exceptional category of public employment for the families of the Karur victims. It had held that executive power, including a policy decision taken by the government, remained subject to constitutional limitations.
That is, September 27, 2025. Earlier on July 10, Chief Minister Vijay visited Karur and participated in a series of government and party programmes, including the distribution of compassionate government job appointment orders to 32 legal heirs of victims who lost their lives in the Karur stampede. (ANI)
A day in my lifetime, in the lives of our Karur relatives, in the hearts of our Tamil Nadu kin, a wound that does not heal, a pain that does not fade, a sorrowful event that took place,” Vijay said.
Last year. Earlier in August, the Supreme Court stayed the Madras High Court’s ruling that had struck down the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to provide government jobs to the kin of those who died in the Karur stampede.
