Overview
- Vijay has been directed to appear at CBI headquarters in New Delhi on January 12 for questioning in the Karur stampede case.
- Officials indicated they may decide on filing a charge sheet after recording his statement, following earlier examinations of senior TVK functionaries and district authorities.
- The CBI has gathered documentary and digital evidence and questioned more than 200 people, including party organisers, victims’ families, police and administrative officials.
- On January 8, the agency also summoned police personnel listed in the rally’s bandobast plan, with daily questioning under way at its temporary office in Karur.
- The stampede on September 27, 2025, at a TVK rally in Veluswamypuram left 41 dead and over 60 injured as an estimated 30,000 attendees overwhelmed a venue designed for about 10,000.