DMK Moves SC Against TVK Over Karur Stampede Remarks

The DMK moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking a direction to restrain TVK leaders including Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay from making public statements or levelling "false accusations" in connection with the Karur stampede in which 41 people were killed.

The plea filed by DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi, who has sought impleadment in a pending case, submitted that several persons who were initially chargesheeted in the case are now ministers in the Tamil Nadu cabinet following the 2026 assembly



elections.

The petition referred to a public statement allegedly made on Thursday by Tamil Nadu minister Aadhav Arjuna, in which he allegedly said that there was "a score to settle" over the Karur incident and alleged that the previous DMK government had "killed" Karur people through the police. 

The plea has sought a direction to the CBI to register a complaint and take action against the public statements made by Arjuna for "influencing, tampering with witnesses and impeding the investigation".