Chennai: Tamiraga Vetri Kazagam (TVK) Chief Vijay’s Rally Saturday Karuru Stampede in Tamil Nadu claimed 41 lives and become the primary definitive take a look at of his political journey.
What was meant to be a present of social gathering energy led to exposing the hole between fan mobilization and disciplined political organisations.
A state political analyst informed the print version that the tragedy might both hone Vijay’s credibility, or go away a long-lasting dent in his picture forward of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Meeting elections.
In accordance with political analyst N. Sathiya Moorthy, Vijay’s problem is now to show his mass base right into a disciplined, structured political crowd.
“Vijay’s problem is now not to draw crowds. The actual take a look at is whether or not he can flip that enthusiasm into structured political power, because the Kallur case now reveals the distinction between the fan motion and political events,” he informed the print version.
Instantly after the incident, Vijay headed from Karuru district to Trichy Airport, from which he left for Chennai. Nevertheless, when airport reporters requested for his response to individuals’s deaths throughout a rally, Vijay refused to talk to them.
Late at evening, he posted a small pacific dol pocket book on social media platforms, an extended pacific dol message on Sunday morning, and introduced compensation of Rs 200,000 to these injured to relations of Rs 200,000 and Rs 100,000.
On Tuesday afternoon, Vijay posted a video message on social media, hinting at a potential political revenge, and challenged Prime Minister MK Stalin to take motion towards him, not his social gathering’s useful.
Political analyst Professor VM Sunilkumar stated this could not work with the nationwide political ethics.
“Reflection and course revisions have been a necessity for time, however as an alternative of expressing his grief and taking accountability for the incident, Vijay seems to have given a political twist on an incident that the individuals of Tamil Nadu might not like,” he defined.
In the meantime, the state authorities has registered lawsuits towards three TVK useful actors, together with Stampede’s Common Secretary N. Anand and Deputy Common Secretary CT Nirmal Kumar.
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“Vijay ought to go to individuals.”
Political analysts questioned the delayed response of actor-turned-politician Vijay, who stated Vijay ought to stand with individuals in want reasonably than making a film-like “fashionable motion.”
“At the very least after this incident, Vijay ought to have realized that creating huge actions like cinemas would not work on the grassroots degree. He ought to attain out to the poor, strengthen grassroots degree capabilities and ship them to these in want at any time,” Sunilkumar stated.
Nonetheless, based on Sathiyamoorthy, the tragedy of a politician’s profession will go away a long-lasting impression on Tamil Nadu.
“In Tamil Nadu political tradition, one tragedy can go away a long-lasting shadow. Individuals might forgive if Vijay reveals that he can be taught rapidly and silence self-discipline.
Some analysts like Raveendran Duraisamy have additionally seen that tragedy might not finish Vijay’s political profession, however that modified the burden of proof on him.
“Voters in Tamil Nadu place significance on security and accountability. Whereas tragedy is not going to finish Vijay’s political profession, the dynamics will change and he might want to show himself as a succesful chief.
DMK Rivals Help Vijay
For all of the opposition Indian Anna Dravidha Munnetra Kazhagam (aiadmk), Karaul Stamp has a pointy weapon towards the dominant Dragbida Muzagam (DMK).
Calling the referral committee shaped by the Tamil Nadu authorities “eye wash”, AIADMK Common Secretary Edappa Okay. Paliniswami has referred to as for the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI) investigation into the tragedy.
“It is a administration failure of the DMK authorities. Vijay isn’t just a political social gathering chief, however an actor with a mass fan base. The state intelligence company ought to have predicted the variety of crowds to assemble for him and allotted the proper venue for them. It ought to have allotted the failure of the state police station.”
In the meantime, the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) have requested an investigation by a sitting Supreme Court docket choose. Former BJP president Okay. Anamarai and PMK president R. Ambumani additionally accused the Stalin authorities of allegedly failings.
In the meantime, DMK and its allies are denounced TVK for lack of crowd management by social gathering functionalists.
“The TVK crowds are uncontrollable, however they’re inexplicable and can’t assure public security. At each rally, events manage crowds by caring for executives.
Sathiya Moorthy stated the 2026 parliamentary elections is not going to be decided by “how he proves his political maturity to stop incidents like one other Karur,” reasonably than the variety of individuals Vijay can pull for his marketing campaign.
For Vijay, the upcoming marketing campaign is now not a present of the energy of his mass assist base, however a definitive take a look at of his credibility as a politician.
(Edited by Nida Fatima Siddiqui)
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