CHENNAI: Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Karur stampede that claimed over 40 lives during Tamiliga Vettri Kazhagam leader Vijay’s roadshow.

Joining the chorus of the BJP, PMK and AMMK, which had already sought a CBI probe into the tragedy, Palaniswami said the people of Tamil Nadu had no faith in the state government’s inquiry into the incident and insisted the need for a central agency’s investigation to throw light on what happened that led to the death of innocent lives.

He pointed to questions raised by the public over lapses in allotting the venue for the actor-turned-politician’s campaign, the DMK’s “routine ambulance politics”, and video footage of lathicharge. “Are these rumours?” Pa

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