Overview

• Police filed an FIR in Karur charging TVK’s V P Mathiyazhagan, Bussy Anand and CTR Nirmal Kumar under BNS provisions including culpable homicide and endangering life, without naming Vijay.
• The complaint says Vijay arrived late, remained inside his campaign vehicle and the bus was parked against police advice, contributing to overcrowding at a venue cleared for a much smaller crowd.
• Justice Aruna Jagadeesan’s one-person commission began work with site and hospital visits and will submit findings to the Tamil Nadu government.
• TVK moved the Madras High Court seeking a CBI or court-monitored probe and alleged possible conspiracy, while a separate plea asked to halt TVK rallies until the inquiry is completed.
• Deaths climbed to 41 with dozens still hospitalised; ex-gratia aid was announced by TVK (₹20 lakh per deceased), the state (₹10 lakh) and the PMNRF (₹2 lakh), as Chennai police probed a bomb threat to Vijay’s residence.