2005_November_Chennai_stampede
The 2005 November Chennai stampede incident happened on 6 November 2005 in a school in Vyasarpadi on the outskirts of Chennai where relief supplies were distributed by the state government for people affected by severe flooding. There were 6 deaths in the accident, which left another 12 injured. The state government announced a compensation of ₹one lakh for all the victims and ₹15,000 for the injured.
There was another similar stampede, called 2005 December Chennai stampede in KK Nagar in Chennai, killing 42 people. The two incidents drew a lot of attention on the ruling AIADMK party government in Tamil Nadu under the Chief minister J Jayalalithaa.