Overview

• The Madurai Bench is scheduled to hear the Karur stampede case on October 3 along with anticipatory bail petitions by TVK leaders Bussy N. Anand and C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar.
• Police have arrested Karur TVK functionaries V.P. Mathialagan and Pounraj, with cases booked against four party figures linked to the event.
• Reports attribute the September 27 crowd crush at Vijay’s rally to severe overcrowding, with at least 41 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
• TVK has suspended public rallies for two weeks and announced Rs 20 lakh for each bereaved family, while the Prime Minister and Congress earlier pledged additional ex-gratia support.
• VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan questioned why Vijay has not been booked and alleged reluctance by the state to act against him, asserting the cause was overcrowding rather than a conspiracy.