Actor’s party demands CBI probe in stampede

Actor and politician Vijay's party, the Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), on Monday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Madras High Court seeking transfer of the probe into the Karur stampede deaths from the Tamil Nadu police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

- Ayesha Arvind

The petition, filed by Aadhav Arjuna, general secretary of TVK’s election management unit, alleged that the DMK government and the Tamil Nadu police deliberately sabotaged the party's rallies, culminating in the Karur tragedy.

The PIL accused State officials of denying suitable venues, cutting power during meetings, infiltrating gatherings with antisocial elements, even driving empty ambulances into crowds. It also named former TN minister and DMK leader V Senthil Balaji as one of those, who directly “engineered” the incident.