BJP leader K Annamalai raised a question over DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji's media interaction after the Karur stampede, which claimed 41 lives, and slammed him for "imposing opinions" amid the ongoing probe.
Vijay is yet to meet the families of the deceased and the injured, however, the party has announced relief of Rs 20 lakh. Apart from TVK, the Congress party has also earlier announced that they have given Rs 1.25 crore cumulatively to the affected families. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra M
Meanwhile, a case was registered against senior TVK leader Aadhav Arjun for making a post on X, which allegedly called for revolution in his now-deleted post. This post was made in light of the Karur stampede, which witnessed the death of 41 people.
Speaking to reporters, Nehru strongly criticised the BJP for sending an eight-member fact-finding team to Tamil Nadu in connection with the Karur tragedy. He stated that the fact-finding team was here to create unnecessary controversies and tarnish the state's image.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA and the party's District Secretary V. Senthil Balaji on Wednesday said that he has never seen something as tragic as the Karur stampede in his twenty-nine years of public service. He also urged everyone to work together to ensure that nothing like Karur
"First of all, the frontline leaders of TVK have to realise that it is their own fault. It happened due to a lack of leadership. They are trying to accuse and make allegations against the DMK government," Thirumavalavan told ANI.
The Democratic Youth Federation India, the youth wing of the CPI(M), held a candlelight vigil in Rameswaram on Tuesday to pay tribute to the victims of the Karur stampede.
Two of TVK's functionaries, Mathiyazhagan, the party's Karur West District Secretary and MC Paun Raj, the Karur town functionary, have been arrested and sent to judicial custody till October 14.
Expressing that the incident has caused "deep sorrow", Amudha said that rumours and misconceptions circulating on social media regarding the stampede incident were being addressed.
The screenshot of Arjun's post on X has been circulating on social media despite the post being deleted following backlash. His post comes in the backdrop of the unfortunate September 27 Karur stampede incident that claimed the lives of 41 people.
The TMC leader said that the NDA team, led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hema Malini, visited the affected area in Karur and found that the place was insufficient for conducting a big rally for an actor of Vijay's stature.