Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed deep concern over the Karur stampede, calling it 'tragic and painful.' He urged the central and state governments to implement strict, uniform protocols for large gatherings to prevent such disasters, stressing that public safety must be prioritized during events with celebrities or political leaders.
00:00It's a very, very tragic and painful situation.
00:04Something is wrong in our country with crowd management.
00:08Every year there seems to be an incident.
00:10We remember Bangalore when at the stadium, again, a number of innocent lives were lost.
00:16And you hear of children being killed in both these incidents.
00:19Very, very heartbreaking.
00:21I'm not blaming anybody because it's very easy to play politics with all this.
00:26For me, the argument is about what can we do as a systematic policy nationally to protect ordinary people.
00:35People go in a spirit, whether it's to listen to a politician who happens to be a movie star,
00:39whether it's to celebrate a cricket team who are also like movie stars for us.
00:44If we are going for such purposes, surely the basic thing must be there must be some protocols or rules or standards in place.
00:52I feel a tremendous pain and grief at the loss of so many lives.
00:58Initial reports are 31, now reports are climbing up to 40.
01:02It's a very, very tragic and painful situation.
01:06Something is wrong in our country with crowd management.
01:10Every year there seems to be an incident.
01:12We remember Bangalore when at the stadium, again, a number of innocent lives were lost.
01:17And you hear of children being killed in both these incidents.
01:21Very, very heartbreaking.
01:23I'm not blaming anybody because it's very easy to play politics with all this.
01:28One group will say that it's the organizers of the rally who are at fault.
01:32Another group will say the state government is responsible for law and order.
01:35Third government will say the police were not there.
01:37That's not the argument.
01:38And for me, the argument is about what can we do as a systematic policy nationally to protect ordinary people.
01:47People go in a spirit, whether it's to listen to a politician who happens to be a movie star,
01:51whether it's to celebrate a cricket team who are also like movie stars for us.
01:55If we are going for such purposes, surely the basic thing must be there must be some protocols or rules or standards in place that this doesn't happen.
02:05I really mourn for the lost ones.
02:08I convey my condolences to the families.
02:10But at the same time, I earnestly appeal to the central government and all state governments
02:15to agree on a set of very strict procedures governing all large crowds in any circumstances
02:21so that we do not needlessly suffer the grief and anguish of loved ones being lost in these terrible stampedes.
02:29Look, everyone is responsible.
02:37I'm afraid it's one of these situations where the organizers of a political rally or a cricket rally or anything else,
02:44they get some portion of the responsibility.
02:47The state government has to also shoulder the responsibility for maintaining order.
02:51Public order is a state issue.
02:53And the police have a responsibility for also doing all of that.
02:56So clearly, pinning blame one or the other, what they call in Hindi,
03:01is not my kind of approach.
03:04I want a solution.
03:05I want to take steps so that in future, we don't have any such incidents.
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