Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on Monday filed a writ petition in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, pleading for the transfer of the probe into the Karur stampede from the State police to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday warned against spreading rumours on social media regarding the stampede in Karur during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief and actor Vijay's rally. The stampede left people dead, including 18 women and 10 children.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay on Monday held a video conference with his senior leaders from his Pattinapakkam penthouse to discuss the next steps following the Karur stampede, which claimed 41 lives.
Families of the victims of the Karur stampede are grieving the loss of their loved ones. The tragedy, which took place at a rally addressed by actor and TVK president Vijay on September 27, claimed 41 lives.
She had earlier today arrived at the Coimbatore International Airport before proceeding to the site of the stampede that took place during a public event of TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) chief and actor Vijay. Sitharaman was accompanied by Minister of State for Information & Broadcas
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi inquired about the situation in Karur from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, after the stampede during the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally killed 41 people, Congress sources said.
Following the alert, police personnel rushed to the actor's residence, and a bomb disposal squad has been deployed. Experts are currently carrying out thorough checks inside and outside the premises: Sources (Visuals from outside of TVK Chief and actor Vijay's residence)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state President Madan Rathore on Sunday claimed that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) had only been granted permission for gathering a total of 10,000 people in the rally, further claiming that a total of one lakh people had gathering, which led to the unfortun
The death toll from the stampede at Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam leader Vijay's campaign rally in Karur has risen to 41, after a woman undergoing treatment at a hospital succumbed to her injuries.
Congress MP and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to take stock of the situation in Karur following a stampede that claimed 40 lives.
"What happened yesterday at Karur is a very big tragedy. More than 40 innocent lives have been lost. My deepest condolences to them... I urge and demand that the government of Tamil Nadu take necessary actions against those responsible for this..." Vijayendra told ANI.