Actor Vijay’s political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging the Madras High Court order constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Karur stampede that killed 41 people.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the plea on Friday, October 10, news agency PTI reported.

The plea, which was filed through advocates Dixita Gohil, Pranjal Agarawal and Yash S Vijay, had challenged the Madras High Court on October 3 to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by the Inspector General of Police to probe into the stampede.

What TVK wants?

The TVK sought an independent investigation under the supervision of the Supreme Court. Actor Vijay's party contends that a fair and impartial probe would not be possible if conducted sol

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