Desk News || The death toll in a stampede at a public meeting of politician and actor Thalapathy Vijay's political party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) in Chennai, the capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, has risen to 39.The tragic incident took place on Saturday (September 27). The Hindustan Times reported the latest update that 39 people were killed. In addition, 40 more were injured in the stampede.The 39 dead include 16 women, 9 men and 6 children, said state Health Minister Maa Subramanian.A police source said that when Thalapathy Vijay came to the public meeting stage, many people moved towards the stage barricades to get a closer look at him. At that time, the situation became suffocating and many lost consciousness. After that, the stampede occurred.Another police source told Hindustan Times that 30,000 people are expected to gather at the public meeting. However, about 60,000 people gathered there. Which put additional pressure there.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and others have expressed grief over the tragic incident.The death toll is expected to rise from 39 to much higher.Another media outlet, NDTV, reported that Thalapathy Vijay arrived on stage seven hours after he was supposed to arrive at yesterday's public meeting. Due to his delay, the number of people also increased. At one point, a crowded situation arose among the people. This is when the terrible incident took place.Source: Hindustan Times, NDTV