A father, holding his son’s lifeless body in his arms, frantically pleading with hospital authorities to save him; a mother lying next to her dead son in a hospital bed are among the several haunting visuals that have emerged from the stampede

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor passionately defended idli on X, calling it “a cloud, a whisper, a perfect dream” after a critic dismissed it as “steamed regret.” He likened enjoying idli to experiencing a Beethoven symphony, celebrating South Indian culinary heritage. His poetic post quickly went viral, garnering widespread praise and shared love for the dish.

A day after a deadly stampede at his rally in Karur, actor-turned-politician and TVK chief Vijay’s residence in Neelankarai, Chennai, received a bomb threat