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Karur stampede case: Supreme Court agrees to hear DMK’s plea to bar TVK leaders from ‘influencing’ material witnesses, making ‘threatening’ statements

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Karur stampede case: Supreme Court agrees to hear DMK’s plea to bar TVK leaders from ‘influencing’ material witnesses, making ‘threatening’ statements

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Updated - July 06, 2026 11:39 am IST - NEW DELHI Shoes piled up at Velusamypuram in Karur, the site of a stampede during a TVK campaign rally, on September 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Vengadesh R The Supreme Court on Monday (July 6, 2026) agreed to urgently hear on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) an application filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party seeking a judicial direction to bar the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leaders, including Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Minister Aadhav Arjuna, from making public statements to “influence material witnesses” in the Karur stampede case while threatening or making false accusations against political opponents. The oral mentioning was made before a Vacation Bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Sheel Nagu by senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for DMK organising secretary R.S. Bharathi. “There is an attempt to influence material witnesses while the CBI investigation ordered by Your Lordships is on,” Mr. Ahmadi submitted, seeking an early hearing. Mr. Vijay had, even prior to assuming public office, distributed substantial sums of money to the families of the victims while the criminal proceedings were pending. “While the State government shall be at liberty to extend ex gratia assistance, compassionate appointments, government orders and other welfare measures to the families of the deceased and injured victims of the Karur stampede, no such benefits shall be conferred during the pendency of the CBI investigation except in accordance with the procedure and safeguards as may be directed by the Supreme Court and after placing the proposed course of action before the CBI,” the application urged.

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DMK’s application alleged that public statements were made by TVK Minister Aadhav Arjuna against former CM M.K. Stalin in connection with the Karur stampede

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