The Madras High Court has dismissed Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) plea seeking a CBI probe into the Karur stampede that occured during Vijay's rally on September 2. The court dismissed multiple pleas regarding the case on Friday including one filed by BJP leader Uma Anandan also seeking a probe into the incident.

Both Public Interest Litigations (PILs) sought to transfer the probe to the CBI. The vacation bench comprising justices M Dhandapani and M Jothiraman said that the PILs were not maintainable as the investigation is still in its early stage and said that the petitioners were not victims of the incident.

The court said, "If aggrieved persons come to this court, we will rescue. Who are you? Don’t treat this court as the political arena. If, in the investigation, something goes

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