Chennai: VCK president and MP Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday questioned the Tamil Nadu government and the police for “selective action” in the Karur tragedy, in which 41 people died in a stampede during actor-politician Vijay’s public rally.

Speaking to reporters, Thirumavalavan said the police’s approach was “shocking and biased”.

He pointed out that while TVK state general secretary Bussi Anand was booked over the incident, no case was filed against Vijay himself or other key organisers.

“In the Karur stampede that killed 41 people, why have the police registered an FIR only against Anand and not against Vijay, Arun Raj, or election campaign general secretary Aadhav Arjunan?” he asked.

“If there was a reason to book Anand, doesn’t the same apply to Vijay and other core organisers w

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