KARUR: Saturday's deadly stampede at the TVK rally in Tamil Nadu, which left 40 people dead, was a tragedy in the making from the word go.To start with, it was the timing. TVK president Vijay was supposed to arrive at the rally between noon and 1pm. Fans and cadres had assembled at the venue from 11am, transforming the place into a carnival as songs were played. The last straw was when Vijay's campaign vehicle waded through the crowd, displacing those on the road towards both sides. We even requested TVK to change the venue, citing the surge in crowd, but they did not cooperate," the ADGP said.