Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Nadu on Thursday sharpened its attack on the DMK government over the Karur stampede tragedy that killed 41 people, demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe and accusing the ruling party of shielding former minister Senthil Balaji.

In a strongly worded statement, BJP state spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad said that the DMK was “complicit in killing democracy” by backing “the politics of money and deceit” instead of facing the people on real issues.

He charged that Senthil Balaji, who is facing corruption allegations, had “no moral right to speak about public life” and that his recent press conference was aimed at distorting facts and diverting attention from the tragedy.

“Senthil Balaji’s unchecked, anti-people activities and n

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