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Rally of Tamil Nadu CM and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, September, 2025. (PTI Photo)

‘Who are you to question policy?’: Supreme Court on jobs for Tamil Nadu stampede victims

August 15, 2026 5:16 am

The Madras High Court struck down the Tamil Nadu Government’s decision to give jobs to the families of the 41 victims of the Karur stampede.

Setback for Vijay, court cancels jobs for Karur stampede victims' families

July 28, 2026 11:05 am

Bench says government order granting appointments to families of 41 victims was contrary to Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality before law and equal opportunity in public employment

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In Karur, Vijay returned to the wound, governance and a side of ‘kothu parotta’

July 11, 2026 7:15 am

In his speech, Vijay reconstructed the events leading to the September 2025 tragedy, repeatedly questioning the role of the police.

Supreme Court refuses to block CM Vijay’s meeting with families of Karur stampede victims

July 07, 2026 5:46 pm

Highlighting that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay is not named as an accused in the FIR, the Supreme Court dismissed claims that his interactions with families would compromise the CBI probe.

Karur stampede case: CBI summons Vijay for questioning

January 06, 2026 3:24 pm

Vijay Rally Karur Stampede Case: The CBI has questioned several office bearers of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in connection with the case, they said.

the M K Stalin government said that since the three-member committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi and comprising two IPS officers “is handling the evidences, it is susceptible for cross examination during trial and no justice will be rendered to the 41 victims who died and 142 who were injured.”

Tamil Nadu govt challenges CBI probe ordered by SC into Karur stampede: ‘No reason to doubt impartiality of police’

December 02, 2025 5:44 pm

The M K Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government said the political undertone of the Karur stampede case cannot be a reason for the transfer of the investigation to the CBI.

Karur stampede: Actor Vijay meets victims' families at resort near Chennai

October 27, 2025 5:20 pm

Vijay's TVK had arranged the meeting at the resort to enable him to personally meet the bereaved families and convey his condolences.

Vijay calls Karur stampede victims for meeting at Mahabalipuram resort – but the plan isn’t sitting right with everyone

October 26, 2025 6:05 am

Sources in his party say some families have questioned the logic of asking them to meet the superstar in Chennai instead of him visiting them at their homes

‘Incident has shaken national conscience’: SC orders CBI probe into Karur stampede, sets up 3-member panel to oversee it

October 14, 2025 12:57 pm

The committee supervising the CBI probe will be headed by retired SC judge, Justice Ajay Rastogi, and include two senior IPS officers, not below the Inspector General of Police rank.