Overview
- Vijay appeared at the CBI’s Delhi headquarters on Jan. 19 for roughly six hours of questioning, with officials saying no clean chit has been given and no fresh summons were issued.
- The interrogation, led by a deputy superintendent from the agency’s anti-corruption wing, focused on a reported seven-hour delay, event decision-making, permissions, and on-ground crowd management.
- Investigators re-examined Vijay’s statements to check for contradictions with accounts from TVK leaders already questioned, including Bussy Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, C T Nirmal Kumar and Mathiyazhagan.
- The probe, transferred from Tamil Nadu Police on a Supreme Court order and monitored by a panel headed by retired Justice Ajay Rastogi, is also taking statements from police personnel posted at the Karur rally.
- The September 27, 2025 event in Karur left 41 people dead and more than 60 injured, with Vijay maintaining that police and district administrative lapses—not TVK—led to the disaster.