CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has come down heavily on actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay in connection with the incident where several people died in a stampede during TVK's rally in Karur. Lashing out at Vijay and the TVK leadership, the court said that what happened in Karur was a man-made disaster. The court questioned who is responsible for the tragedy and noted that only two people have been arrested so far. It also pointed out that Vijay disappeared from the scene immediately after the incident.

The court criticised the fact that no one was present at the site to help or rescue the people. A total of 41 people died in the tragedy. The High Court appointed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the incident. North Zone IG will be in charge of the case

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