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Supreme Court appoints panel headed by Justice Ajay Rastogi to monitor Karur stampede probe by the CBI

Supreme Court questions formation of SIT to look into stampede at Vijay's Karur rally

October 11, 2025 1:17 am

A bench of Justices J K Maheswari and N V Anjaria also questioned the ruling M K Stalin government over how post mortem of 41 dead bodies was conducted in just 4-5 hours during the night.

After Karur stampede, TVK suspends Vijay's tours for 2 weeks

October 01, 2025 2:55 pm

The TVK has suspended all public events of party chief Vijay following the Karur stampede that claimed 41 lives.

From Vijay's claims of political conspiracy to demand for SC-monitored probe: The latest in Karur stampede case

September 30, 2025 9:43 pm

On Tuesday, the Cyber Crime Wing arrested YouTuber Felix Gerald from his Nungambakkam residence for posting a video accusing the state government of being behind the stampede.

Truth about stampede will come out soon, says actor Vijay. PTI JSP JSP ROH

Stalin’s caution in sparing Vijay backfires, actor issues challenge to CM: ‘Do whatever you want to do with me’

October 01, 2025 5:22 am

Tamil Nadu Karur rally stampede: In a speech that was part grief, part accusation, and part challenge following Karur stampede, Vijay said, ‘We did not do anything wrong’

From the Urdu Press: 'Modi govt faces uphill task in Ladakh, with J&K promises not kept either', 'Fix accountability for Karur rally deaths'

September 30, 2025 3:48 pm

Commenting on UP police’s crackdown on protesters supporting the “I love Muhammad” campaign, Roznama Rashtriya Sahara says such actions “criminalising” the right to express love for one’s faith undermine the Constitution

District head of Vijay’s outfit arrested for Karur stampede

September 30, 2025 5:38 am

Earlier, the police FIR had named him as well as TVK’s state general secretary ‘Bussy’ Anand and deputy general secretary Nirmal Kumar, but not Vijay himself.d

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calls Tamil Nadu CM Stalin, actor Vijay over Karur stampede

September 29, 2025 10:45 am

Gandhi also called actor turned politician Vijay to convey his condolences for his supporters death in the same incident.

Vijay not named in Karur stampede FIR: Why DMK govt is treading carefully around Tamil superstar

September 29, 2025 10:00 am

The government has opened criminal cases against second and third-tier functionaries of Vijay’s party TVK, but stopped short of naming the superstar himself.

‘A child had a seizure, a woman collapsed’: Among dead in Vijay rally stampede, young mother, couple set to marry

September 29, 2025 7:57 am

Witnesses describe hours leading up to event as crowds kept swelling in the narrow road at Velusamypuram in Tamil Nadu’s Karur

Now, with the toll at 39, the town in mourning, and an inquiry ordered, the big question is what will happen to Vijay, who left for Chennai after the tragedy.

How the Karur stampede unfolded and a big question: What next for Vijay?

September 29, 2025 5:41 am

A closed window in the actor’s campaign vehicle, which is said to have made hundreds of his fans in a nearby town pursue him to Karur, wrong announcements by organisers, and a tree branch that collapsed on the crowd are likely to have contributed to the tragedy.