The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday strongly criticized leaders of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in connection with the Karur stampede, noting that party chief Vijay had "fled from the scene."

Justice Senthilkumar remarked that the incident, which claimed 41 lives, had been poorly managed and reflected the “mindset” of the actor-politician. The bench raised questions about the responsibility of both the organisers and the police, asking, "As an event organiser, don’t you have any responsibility?"

Additionally, the court ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by senior IPS officer Asra Garg to probe the stampede, while reserving orders on anticipatory bail petitions filed by TVK leaders Bussy Anand and CTR Nirmal Kumar. Additionally, Justice Sent

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