Overview
- Balaji appeared before the CBI in New Delhi on March 17 for six hours, two days after TVK chief Vijay underwent a third round of questioning that lasted more than seven hours.
- Vijay asked the agency to conduct any further questioning in Chennai or elsewhere in Tamil Nadu, citing Assembly election commitments in a March 14 letter also sent to Justice Ajay Rastogi.
- The investigation has collected video, digital and material evidence and is examining whether local strongmen, officials and the administration contributed to the disaster, with former ADG S. Davidson Devasirvatham among those summoned.
- TVK leaders have alleged a pre-planned conspiracy involving Balaji, pointing to water bottles bearing his foundation’s logo at the venue and his rapid arrival at a hospital, claims that informed lines of CBI questioning about his movements.
- The case was transferred to the CBI by the Supreme Court, which formed a supervisory committee led by former judge Ajay Rastogi to ensure an impartial probe after a stampede at Vijay’s September 27, 2025 rally killed 41 people and injured many.