Rishab Shetty calls 41 people's death at Vijay's rally due to stampede ‘collective mistake’: Who will control a mob?

During a rally held by Vijay in Karur for his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), a stampede left 41 people dead and 60 injured.

Kannada actor Rishab Shetty opened up about the stampede that recently broke out at Tamil actor-future politician Vijay’s rally for his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in Karur. In an interview with NDTV, Rishab spoke of ‘hero worship’ and called the death of 41 people during the stampede a ‘collective mistake’. Here’s what he said.

Rishab Shetty on stampede at Vijay’s rally

Rishab Shetty does not think any one person can be blamed for the stampede at Vijay's TVK rally.

Rishab was asked to weigh in on the fan craze for heroes and the stampede that broke out at Vijay’s rally recently. In response, he said, “If we like a hero or his character, we do hero worship. How can I comment on that (the stampede)? It's unfortunate when these accidents happen; around 40 people died there.”

The actor-filmmaker then stated that he doesn’t believe one person could be blamed for it, calling it a ‘collective mistake’. “I don't think it could be one person's mistake; maybe it was a collective mistake made by many. Maybe it could have been controlled. That's why we call it an accident. It was not intentional. We should take precautions. But who will control a mob? How can I comment on that? We can easily blame the police or government; they also have a responsibility. But sometimes they will also have trouble (controlling the crowd),” he reasoned.

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