Overview

• Justice N Senthilkumar condemned Vijay and TVK for abandoning the scene and showing no remorse, calling the deaths of 41 people a man‑made disaster and questioning police leniency.
• The court constituted a Special Investigation Team led by IG Asra Garg and directed that case papers be handed over for a focused probe into the Karur rally tragedy.
• Anticipatory bail pleas of senior TVK leaders Bussy N Anand and CTR Nirmal Kumar were rejected, as was a separate plea by district secretary N Sathish Kumar in a related case, with cadres booked for serious offences including endangering life.
• The Madurai bench dismissed petitions seeking a CBI probe and pleas to halt Vijay’s rallies, while the court recorded the state’s commitment to bar political meetings at non‑designated venues and highways until SOPs are finalized.
• The state informed the court that nine FIRs have been registered against TVK members, as political recriminations escalated with DMK and BJP trading accusations and TVK having paused rallies and announced Rs 20 lakh relief per bereaved family.