Tamil Nadu: two persons crushed to death as a large crowd thronged the Chithirai festival celebrations in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
"In spite of making comprehensive crowd management plans for today's Chithirai Festival, which began at 6:20 a.m. Regardless, a large audience gathered to see the festivities. Two people died while being taken to the hospital due to severe asphyxia, and 11 people have been hospitalised. The government would cover all of their medical costs, and they are making progress "Minister P Murthy said.
MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the victims' families and immediately directed the CM's General Relief Fund to provide Rs 5 lakhs each to the families of the two people who died, Rs 2 lakhs to one seriously injured person, and Rs 1 lakhs each to the families of the seven people who suffered minor injuries.
Last Monday, the annual 'Chithirai' festival began with the traditional temple flag hoisting at Meenakshi Amman Temple. Chithirai Thiruvizha, Meenakshi Kalyanam, or Meenakshi Thirukalyanam is the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, also known as Chithirai Thirukalyanam. The festival will span a month. The first 15 days are dedicated to Meenakshi's coronation as Madurai's divine monarch and her marriage to Sundareshwar.
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