Karur: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday handed over compassionate appointment orders to the family members of the 41 victims who lost their lives during the stampede here. The stampede happened during a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally addressed by Vijay on September 27, 2025.
Vijay also announced that a memorial will be erected in honour of the victims on behalf of TVK.
During his first official visit to Karur since he took charge as chief minister in May, Vijay consoled the families of the victims.
In addition, he gave a relief of ₹10 lakhs to K Shanthi, wife of Kandasamy of Erode, whose son died in the stampede.
The beneficiaries were provided jobs as junior assistant, office assistant and night watchman in the school education, revenue, rural development, urban affairs, police, registration and town panchayats departments, and at the Karur collectorate.
Earlier, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, while permitting the state government to provide compassionate appointments to the families of the 41 victims, ruled that the appointments should be on a temporary basis.
Public Works and Sports Development Minister Aadhav Arjuna, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister K A Sengottaiyan, Dairy Development Minister C Vijayalakshmi, Congress MP Jyothimani, Chief Secretary M Saikumar, Karur District Collector C Muthukumaran and senior government officials were present.
(With inputs from PTI)