Overview
- Vijay has been directed to appear at CBI headquarters in New Delhi on January 12, a change from earlier plans for Chennai according to TVK sources.
- The Supreme Court transferred the case to the CBI and appointed a three-member supervisory committee led by Justice Ajay Rastogi.
- Investigators have examined event permissions, crowd control, police deployment and emergency response, questioning more than 200 people including TVK leaders and local officials.
- Officials say the agency may decide on filing a charge sheet after recording Vijay’s statement.
- The September 27 rally in Karur left 41 people dead and scores injured after crowds far exceeded the venue’s capacity, which remains a focus of the inquiry.