Karur, Sep 29: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday visited Karur, Tamil Nadu, to console families of the victims and survivors of the devastating stampede that killed 41 people and left 67 injured during actor-politician Vijay’s TVK rally on September 27. Arriving in Karur along with Union Ministers L. Murugan and Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran, Sitharaman first inspected the site at Velayuthampalayam where the tragedy struck. Later, she went to the Karur Government Medical College Hospital and other treatment centres to meet injured survivors and grieving families, offering condolences and assuring the Centre’s support. Stalin, who rushed to Karur within hours of the tragedy, visited the accident site and hospitals, personally meeting victims’ families. Families of the victims, while expressing gratitude for the support, continue to demand answers and stricter safety norms for future public gatherings.