Just days after the Karur stampede tragedy that claimed 41 lives, Vijay resumed his political rally trail—and shockingly, Tamil media learned absolutely nothing.

Instead of restraint, reflection, or responsibility, Polimer News chose spectacle over sensitivity, running visuals of the rally with Vijay’s ‘Jananayagan’ song blasting in the background — “Blast uh, Blast uh.”

Let that sink in.
A mass-death tragedy.
And a celebratory movie song as background score.

This wasn’t journalism.
This was moral bankruptcy on live television.

1️⃣ FROM NEWSROOM TO FAN CLUB: WHEN DID REPORTING DIE?

A news channel’s job is to inform, not idolize.
Yet Polimer news didn’t report the rally—they glorified it, packaging it like a movie teaser instead of a politically and ethically sensitive event.

Adding a hero song to a rally immediately after a stampede is not creativity.
It’s criminally tone-deaf propaganda.

2️⃣ 41 LIVES LOST — AND STILL NO PAUSE, NO SHAME

Forty-one people lost their lives.
Families were shattered.
Questions were unanswered.

And yet:

• • No serious accountability segment

• • No hard questions

• • No somber framing

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Instead, music, hype, and hero worship.

If this is how the media treats death, what exactly are they afraid of losing — TRP or spine?

3️⃣ media WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM — AND STILL IS

Let’s say it plainly:
The Karur tragedy didn’t happen in isolation.

The media hype machine, relentless glorification, and nonstop crowd-pulling coverage played a significant role in inflating numbers without highlighting the risks.

Now, instead of course correction, media houses are doubling down on the same dangerous formula—as if nothing happened.

This isn’t ignorance anymore.
This is wilful complicity.

4️⃣ “BLAST UH BLAST UH” — REALLY? read THE ROOM

A mass gathering after a stampede should be handled with:

• Silence

• Sensitivity

• Seriousness

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But Polimer news chose a song that screams celebration, dominance, and heroism.

netizens weren’t angry without reason.

They were disgusted.

Because this wasn’t just bad taste—it was a slap on the data-faces of the dead and their families.

5️⃣ netizens CALLED IT OUT — LOUD AND CLEAR

Social media erupted with comments calling the coverage:

• Biased

• Shameful

• Disgusting

• PR masquerading as journalism

When common viewers show more ethics than professional newsrooms, it signals a complete collapse of standards.

The public saw through it instantly—even if the channel pretended not to.

6️⃣ IF THIS IS JOURNALISM, DEMOCRACY IS IN TROUBLE

When media:

• Protects power

• Romanticizes negligence

• Silences accountability

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It stops being the fourth pillar of democracy and becomes a cheer squad with cameras.

And when tragedy is treated like a movie montage, the next disaster becomes inevitable.

⚠️ FINAL WORD: THIS IS HOW TRAGEDIES REPEAT

Vijay restarting rallies without visible reform is one failure.
But the media amplifying it with cinematic hype is an even bigger one.

Because crowds listen.
Crowds believe.
Crowds follow what tv tells them is heroic.

If the media doesn’t learn now, the next tragedy won’t be an accident.
It will be manufactured in silence, packaged with background music.

And history will remember who chose ratings over responsibility.