BJP state President Nainar Nagenthran Sunday lashed out at the DMK government over the Karur stampede that killed 39 people and left more than 50 others injured during actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign rally.

Speaking to reporters after visiting the Karur Government Medical College Hospital mortuary, where post-mortems were underway, Nagenthran demanded accountability and a judicially monitored probe.

Nagenthran said the scale of the tragedy was “unprecedented and unacceptable” and called for the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of the incident.

“The Tamil Nadu Police’s lethargy is evident in this tragedy. When opposition parties hold rallies, the government doesn’t provide adequate security. They knew Vijay’s rally would draw a huge crowd, but sti

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