Some 27,000 people thronged a public road in Tamil Nadu state in the hope of seeing the politician, known by the single name of Vijay, on Saturday but panic broke out, triggering a deadly crush.
Police filed a case against three senior members of Vijay's party, whom they identified as Bussy Anand, G.R. Nirmal Kumar and V.P. Mathiyazhagan.
All three have been charged with “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” and negligent conduct endangering human life.
Vijay was addressing the rally in Karur district when the crowd surged suddenly, forcing him to halt his speech.
“I am at a loss for words to express the pain my heart endures,“ the 51-year-old star said in a statement on Sunday.
Senior district official M. Thangavel said 40 people had been killed in the stampede, raising an earlier toll of 39.
Huge crowds
“The crowds started coming in from 11 am. He came at 7:40 pm,“ Venkataraman told reporters. “The people lacked sufficient food and water under the hot sun.”
Vijay launched his party in 2024 and has drawn huge crowds at campaign events ahead of state elections due next year.
“There was absolutely no space to move,“ he told the Hindu newspaper. “I subsequently fainted.”
Another survivor, identified as Karthick, told the paper that the disaster could have been prevented “if people were not forced to wait for hours together”.
The Indian Express newspaper said panic spread after supporters who had climbed into a tree fell onto the crowd below.
Eleven fans were crushed to death in the southern city of Bengaluru in June during celebrations for the local team's first Indian Premier League cricket title - AFP
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