Overview

• The court-directed Special Investigation Team was ordered on Friday to investigate the Karur rally crush that killed 41 and injured more than 50.
• AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami blamed the DMK government for inadequate security at Vijay’s TVK rally, calling the deaths preventable.
• At a Dharmapuri campaign stop, Palaniswami drew visible support from some TVK cadres who attended with party flags.
• Responding to Stalin’s earlier charge that the BJP sought electoral advantage, Palaniswami said the Chief Minister should introspect on his own political motives.
• Palaniswami defended his BJP-aligned coalition, saying its core aim is to remove the DMK government.