After nearly eleven days, shops around Veluswamypuram in Karur reopened on Wednesday, following the tragic stampede during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) campaign rally on September 27, which claimed 41 lives.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a plea filed by the actor Vijay's TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) through its General Secretary Aadhav Arjuna seeking an impartial investigation to be conducted into the Karur stampede by a retired top-court judge-led panel.
The Chief Minister had previously announced relief assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the deceased, and ordered that those injured be given compensation ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
Tamil Nadu Minister Duraimurugan questioned Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay for not visiting the houses of families affected in the Karur stampede, implying that the actor-turned politician is "afraid to come out"
The plea, filed through advocates Dixita Gohil, Pranjal Agarwal, and Yash S Vijay, has challenged the Madras High Court's October 3 order constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by the Inspector General of Police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the incident.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea filed against Madras High Court's decision to dismiss a petition that sought a CBI probe into the Karur stampede during Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay's rally.
Earlier on October 3, CM Stalin spoke about the Katchatheevu issue and said that the BJP-led Centre is "refusing" to request the island back from Sri Lanka, despite a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Madras High Court, has commenced its probe into the Karur stampede of September 27, which claimed 41 lives during a public meeting addressed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president (TVK) Vijay.
"A Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted under the orders of the Honourable High Court, will commence its inquiry. As the Chief Minister of the state, I assure the people that this investigation will bring out the full truth. Accountability will be ensured at every level," Stalin
National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Chairman Kishor Makwana on Saturday visited the site of the September 27 stampede in the Velusamy area of Karur district, where 41 people lost their lives during a rally organised by actor-politician Vijay's Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) p
Adhava Arjuna, General Secretary of Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) and President of the Basketball Federation of India, arrived in Dehradun on Saturday to participate in the National Sub-Junior Basketball Tournament amid the row against his deleted social media post in the wake of the Kar