Police lathi charge led to stampede at Karur: Vijay's party in HC
Police lathi charge led to a stampede in Tamil Nadu's Karur during actor-politician Vijay's rally that claimed the lives of 41 people, his party TVK told the Madras High Court. "When supporters were waiting to see Vijay, some from the crowd threw slippers. Without warning, the cops started lathi-charging," TVK claimed. The DMK government called TVK's claim "baseless".