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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and histrion Vijay has sought a 15-day hold for his quality earlier the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for different circular of questioning successful transportation with the Karur stampede case. He was summoned connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026), according to bureau sources.
Mr. Vijay had earlier appeared earlier the bureau connected January 12 and 19. He was again asked to articulation the probe connected March 10, but the TVK main has asked for a 15-day extension. The substance is nether the information of the CBI officials concerned, a root said.
The bureau re-registered the lawsuit connected October 13, 2025, pursuing an bid of the Supreme Court. Stating that the incidental had “shaken the nationalist conscience”, the Court directed the CBI to analyse the stampede that claimed 41 lives during a rally organised by the TVK.
The Supreme Court observed that entrusting the probe to the aforesaid constabulary unit whose elder officials had publically exonerated their subordinates would compromise the credibility of the investigation. “This information successful itself creates a uncertainty successful the minds of the wide nationalist astir the independency and impartiality of the investigation...Caught successful the doldrums are the families of the deceased, injured victims, and kith and kin of those who mislaid their lives successful this tragedy. For them, the governmental tussle betwixt the 2 sides is of small solace,” it said.
The Court besides constituted a three-member monitoring committee, chaired by erstwhile Supreme Court justice Justice Ajay Rastogi, to supervise the advancement of the CBI investigation.
