Two dead, 15 injured in stampede at Jayalalithaa rally

At least two people were killed and 15 others injured in a stampede at an election rally addressed by Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa in Virudachalam, 230 km from Chennai.

Updated on: Apr 16, 2016, 18:26:42 IST

Hindustan Times | By KV Lakshmana, Chennai

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At least two people were killed and 15 others injured in a stampede at an election rally addressed by Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa in Virudachalam, 230 km from Chennai.

Two people died during an election rally of Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa in Virudachalam in Tamil Nadu on Monday. (PTI)

Instead of rushing the injured to a hospital, police forced them to lie down in the scorching heat. Two of the injured were pronounced dead on arrival at the government hospital.

Thirteen of the injured were women, who were also taken to the hospital after Jayalalithaa’s election meeting got over. Five of them have been kept under observation at the hospital. The others were given first aid and discharged.

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KV Lakshmana is the Tamil Nadu bureau chief of Hindustan Times. He covers social, economic and political changes in the state and neighbourhood.

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