India, Oct. 27 -- Weeks after 41 people died and more than 50 others were injured during a stampede in Tamil Nadu's Karur during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) rally, actor-politician and party chief Vijay met with the families of the victims in Mamallapuram on Monday. It was reportedly a closed-door meeting at a resort in the coastal town, and only party members were allowed inside the premises.

TVK booked several rooms to allow Vijay to personally meet the grieving families and express his condolences. However, party workers familiar with the development told Hindustan Times that only about thirty families of victims killed in the stampede agreed to meet Vijay.

The meeting also sparked debate online as some users criticised the acto...