Chennai, Oct. 28 -- 31 aggrieved families of victims of the September 27 stampede in Karur met actor-politician and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam chief Vijay at a private resort in Mamallapuram, near Chennai on Monday, party insiders said.

The tragedy killed 41 people in total, belonging to 38 families, out of which 7 opted out of the visit, they added. "Vijay met each of the families one by one. It was a private meeting," a member of his team said, adding that the meetings lasted for about seven hours collectively.

Vijay's team members said that they arranged this "private program" due to logistical issues which cropped up when they tried to organise a meeting with the families in Karur and adjoining Namakkal district.

"He (Vijay) apologise...