Overview

• Chief Justice B.R. Gavai listed TVK’s plea for Friday alongside related petitions, including requests for a CBI investigation into the September 27 tragedy.
• TVK argues the High Court’s critical remarks have prejudiced a probe by the state police SIT led by IGP Asra Garg and says an independent team is needed, citing even the possibility of a planned disruption.
• Separately, BJP leader G.S. Mani moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the case to the CBI and higher compensation, with connected matters slated the same day.
• Vijay began video calls to bereaved families and emailed the Tamil Nadu DGP seeking permission to visit Karur; TVK has pledged ₹20 lakh per deceased and ₹2 lakh for the injured, while the state announced ₹10 lakh.
• Police say about 27,000 people attended against a permit for 10,000, 41 died and over 60 were injured, and a delay of more than seven hours in Vijay’s arrival contributed to the crush; arrests include the local organiser as senior aides seek anticipatory bail.