Chennai: Vijay, a Flak actor-turned politician, spoke in assist of the TVK chief, who had taken a really sturdy stance in the direction of his IDEMK Ally BJP prior to now regardless of dealing with a stampede in his Karur Rally, the place 41 individuals have died.
Curiously, nonetheless, even the BJP shunned criticizing Vijay and his social gathering, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
“They present an open invitation to Vijay being a part of their fold. That is additionally an try to capitalize on Vijay’s rising fanbase, with political events re-adjusting their technique forward of the 2026 parliamentary elections,” political analysts and Professor VM Sunilukmaa advised ThePrint.
Chatting with the general public at a marketing campaign rally within the Dharmapuri district on Thursday night, AIADMK normal secretary Edappadi Ok. Palaniswami accused the DMK of failing to supply satisfactory safety for the TVK marketing campaign.
“The federal government has misplaced its obligation to guard individuals. If Prime Minister MK Stalin issued the suitable orders to the police to supply correct safety, the incident may have been averted and other people’s lives couldn’t have been misplaced,” he mentioned.
For the reason that tragedy, Edappadi Ok. Palaniswami has cornered the dominant DMK, claiming that “there isn’t any mistake in a few of the TVK.” Though TVK doesn’t formally approve assist, TVK supporters have been seen participating in AIADMK’s public marketing campaign.
In the course of the marketing campaign held at Dharma Puri on Thursday, TVK employees have been seen participating in an AIADMK marketing campaign utilizing TVK Flags.
Nevertheless, political analyst N. Sathiya Moorthy mentioned it’s unlikely that Vijay will assist the NDA Alliance after Vijay declared the BJP as an ideological opponent at his first assembly held in Vikravandi in Virupuram district.
“The AIADMK and the BJP haven’t any foundation for supporting Vijay, as a result of he has not sought assist from political events and in reality he has already declared the BJP as a rival to its ideology, he advised the print.
Vijay Fed RSS Script: DMK
Regardless that AIADMK and BJP assist Vijay, DMK Ally Thol Thirumavalavan claimed that Vijay is being fed into the RSS script.
“Vijay didn’t attain for himself. He’s given such opinions from individuals like Aadhav Arjuna, Ctr Nirmal Kumar and Kg Arunraj.
Referring to the lawsuit filed with Kalulu Stampede, Thirumavaravan accused the state police of failing to e-book Vijay.
“If there’s a cause to e-book a lawsuit in opposition to the social gathering’s normal secretary N. Anand, would the identical cause not apply to Vijay or different members of the social gathering? He requested the state police.
“TVK claims there’s an underground contract between the BJP and DMK. Do you simply declare there’s an underground transaction between DMK and TVK as a result of they haven’t booked a lawsuit in opposition to Vijay?” Thirumavalavan requested.
Nevertheless, when requested about it, DMK spokesman Tks Elangovan mentioned the incident was registered in opposition to a TVK social gathering practical one who sought permission to the assembly.
“Just one investigation committee report (if submitted) is thought to find out whether or not Vijay is legally chargeable for the case. Motion will probably be taken in opposition to all concerned primarily based on the investigation committee’s report,” Elangovan printed.
Nonetheless, BJP president Nayner Nagendran mentioned it was ironic that Vijay known as the B-team of the BJP.
“Since Vijay based his social gathering, he has referred to as us as ideological rivals. How can he have our affect?” he requested whereas speaking to a reporter in Chennai.
Chatting with Print, he mentioned the social gathering doesn’t assist Vijay however is questioning the DMK authorities for failing to guard its individuals. “It’s the state authorities’s obligation to guard its residents. This isn’t the primary incident wherein individuals misplaced their lives at Stampede. Even a yr in the past, 5 individuals died on the marina throughout an airshow. So we elevate inquiries to the federal government.”
Political analyst R. Mani advised the print version that the Karuru incident put Vijay on the centre of politics in Tamil Nadu and pushed the opposition into the nook. “This tragedy has not diminished his enchantment. Quite the opposite, it reveals the scale of his assist base within the state, and it has solely opposed the state authorities. Each the AIADMK and the BJP are attempting to keep up its relevance,” Mani mentioned.
In the meantime, a delegation of BJP-led NDA lawmakers led by Anurag Thakur visited Karur to satisfy the victims of Stampede.
On October 1st, Anurag Thakur wrote to Prime Minister Tamil Nadu MK Stalin that he would “we will probably be absolutely answerable for this case and ask the related authorities to submit a report the matter the earliest.”
“What preparations and precautions have been taken by the executive and regulation enforcement businesses to control and handle crowds upfront and through occasions? In accordance with the preliminary findings, what have been the lapses or surprising circumstances that contributed to the tragedy regardless of the precautions?” he requested in a letter written to the Prime Minister.
(Responsible Mishra Version)
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