Vijay arrived in Karur on Friday for his first official visit to the district since assuming office in May, meeting families of the 41 people who lost their lives in the stampede at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam rally he had attended on September 27 last year. The visit, centred around the distribution of compassionate appointment orders to eligible family members, was cleared by the Madras High Court hours before it was scheduled to begin, with the court permitting the government to proceed while making clear the appointments would remain temporary and subject to judicial review.
