Overview

• Vijay, actor-turned-politician and TVK president, led thousands of supporters to Chennai’s Swami Sivananda Salai to condemn four years of custodial deaths under the DMK government.
• He insisted that Chief Minister M. K. Stalin personally apologize to the families of all 24 victims and match the compensation awarded in the Ajith Kumar case.
• Vijay criticized the transfer of the Ajith Kumar inquiry to the CBI, branding the agency a “puppet in the hands of the BJP and RSS” and accusing Stalin of hiding behind the Union government.
• Protesters called for publication of a comprehensive White Paper documenting each custodial death during Stalin’s tenure.
• He urged the formation of a special investigation team under direct Madras High Court supervision instead of relying solely on a CBI probe.