TVK chief Vijay travels to Delhi for CBI questioning in Karur stampede case

The Hindu
The Hindu
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TVK president and actor Vijay left Chennai for Delhi on a chartered flight to appear before the CBI in the Karur stampede case that involved 41 deaths at a TVK public rally.
TVK chief Vijay travels to Delhi for CBI questioning in Karur stampede case
A What happened
TVK president and actor Vijay left for Delhi from Chennai on January 12, 2026, on a chartered flight to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Karur stampede case. The probe concerns a stampede during a TVK public rally in Karur where 41 lives were lost. Vijay was summoned by the CBI for questioning on January 12, 2026. He was accompanied by party office-bearers Aadhav Arjuna, Nirmal Kumar, and five others.

Takeaways

Vijay appeared before the CBI in Delhi on January 12, 2026, as part of the investigation into the Karur rally stampede that killed 41 people.

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