Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay’s deliberate late entry at the public rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday has been blamed for the horrible stampede that killed 41 people.

However, the FIR has not named the popular star of Tamil film industry, founder of TVK party with ambitions of winning next year’s Assembly elections. ADVERTISEMENT

Criminal cases have been initiated against three party leaders — district secretary Mathiyazhagan, state general secretary Bushi Anand and state joint secretary CTR Nirmal Kumar. They have been booked under Sections 105, 110, 125 (b), and 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act, along with Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Public Property Act.

According to the FIR accessed by India Today, TVK district secretary Mathiyazhagan had sought permission for 10

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