Karur stampede: TVK moves Madras High Court for CBI probe, alleges conspiracy

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The TVK has approached the Madras High Court seeking a CBI probe, alleging the stampede was an orchestrated conspiracy and citing lapses in crowd control.

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00:00And our top focus this evening is on the fallout of the tragedy that played out over the weekend in Karoor of Tamil Nadu.

00:07There's an endless blame game as expected.

00:09As expected, not a single political party has taken responsibility for what's happened.

00:14Neither have officials.

00:15Vijay, of course, has been criticized because it's nearly 48 hours since the tragedy.

00:20He's made no attempt to actually meet with the families of the victims, or for that matter, those who've been injured.

00:25He says he's shattered by the tragedy in two posts that have been put up on social media.

00:30But nothing beyond that.

00:31There's been no attempt to issue a video statement, no attempt to meet with the families who've been affected,

00:36whose lives have been shattered forever as a result of what happened at that stampede.

00:41Besides that, the DMK continues to maintain that this was solely Vijay and TVK's fault,

00:47that it was because of them not heeding all of the rules that were put in place that this tragedy took place.

00:54Even as the TVK has now moved to the courts, claiming that all of this is a conspiracy,

01:00essentially suggesting that this stampede was manufactured, was orchestrated.

01:05The deadly stampede at Vijay's rally in Karoor has sent shockwaves across the state.

01:22Days after the killer stampede that claimed dozens of lives, including children and women,

01:30Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has paid condolences and warned against misinformation.

01:36Union Finance Minister Nirmala Seetharaman visited the stampede spot at Karoor on Monday.

02:00She met families of victims and injured who are devastated and inconsolable at the government hospital in Karoor.

02:30Union Finance Minister Nirmala Seetharaman has arrived here in Karoor.

02:34She is meeting with the families of the victims who have unfortunately lost their lives in the Karoor stampede accident.

02:42Vijay's party, the Tamiraga Vetri Karagam, has approached the Madras High Court,

02:49demanding a CBI probe into the incident.

02:51The TVK has also lodged a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission,

02:59alleging lapses in crowd control and state negligence.

03:21The TVK is the need of the hour because a forensic investigation has to happen to see the trigger point,

03:36fix everybody, make everybody accountable.

03:38You cannot have a one-man inquiry commission which will naturally give clean shit to the state government.

03:43Pick people also.

03:43If nobody has to make a mistake, you do it.

03:45An immediate suspension.

03:46India today has accessed the FIR lodged by the state police against TVK.

03:53Though Vijay has not been named in the FIR, prominent functionaries of his party have been booked for culpable homicide.

04:01The TVK has levelled several charges against the state government and the police,

04:07including stone pelting, lati charge at the venue and a sudden power cut leading to the tragedy.

04:13The party also alleged that they were forced to hold the rally in a cramped space.

04:20We suggested a place called Velaida, this one.

04:23Because this was conducted in the recent past by one of the political parties

04:26with about 12,000 to 15,000 people who were gathered there and it went out very peacefully.

04:31So that was suggested to them.

04:32So they also went and saw the place.

04:33They finally agreed.

04:35They gave it in writing saying that we may be permitted to conduct the event in this place.

04:38The state government's fact-check team said there was no power cut at the event.

04:42Although a TVK office bearer had requested a power supply interruption.

04:49CM Stalin also highlighted how rumours and false news are being spread by some on social media.

04:55CM Stalin also advised political parties to take precautions during such rallies.

05:17While the TVK claims that Stalin government advised Vijay not to meet the victims and leave Karoor soon after the stampede,

05:41government sources deny any such directions given to TVK.

05:46While blame game has taken centre stage, it is the families who have lost their lives.

05:52While blame game has taken centre stage, it is the families who have lost their loved ones,

06:17who continue to suffer.

06:2027 September was supposed to be a day of joy and happiness as thousands gathered in Karoor to see their idol star and presumable Neta in person.

06:29But that day turned out to be tragic as 41 people lost their lives to a stampede.

06:34Now CM Stalin says that a one-man commission has been constituted and based on the report,

06:39regulations would be brought in for all parties to follow.

06:42But the bigger question is, how did this happen, who was responsible and could this be avoided?

06:48And all these questions must be answered.

06:51With Sendhil, Pramod Madhu, 4 Indi Chai.

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