Karur stampede: Madras High Court dismisses anticipatory bail filed by TVK district secretary N Sathish Kumar

Madras High Court Justice N Senthilvkumar on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail filed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam district secretary N Sathish Kumar seeking bail in the Karur stampede caseThe judge raised questions on why the party failed to control the mob highlighting the cadres unruly behaviour including the rampage and damage caused to the public properties during the party chief Vijays roadshowAdditionally Government Advocate S Santhosh also submitted nine First Information Reports FIR registered against the party members including the district secretary in connection with the destruction of public properties opposing the granting of the anticipatory bailThe stampede occurred on September 27 during a public rally led by Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam TVK chief and actor Vijay resulting in the death of 41 people and leaving several others injured The event drew a massive crowd and preliminary observations suggested that lapses in crowd management contributed to the chaosMeanwhile CM Stalin criticised the BJP party and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for rushing to Karur after the stampede stating that the Centre had ignored Tamil Nadu during previous disastersHe said When Tamil Nadu was struck by three major disasters affecting thousands of people the Union BJP Finance Minister neither visited nor provided any funds But now she immediately rushes to Karur The BJP which did not send inquiry commissions for the Manipur riots Gujarat incidents or the Kumbh Mela deaths is now promptly sending a team to Karur not out of any genuine concern for Tamil Nadu but simply because elections are due next yearHe further added They BJP think they can gain some political mileage out of this Karur stampede deaths or use it to threaten someone The BJP is in a position where it survives by sucking someone elses bloodStalin also targeted the AIADMK accusing it of supporting a party that neglects state interestsEarlier Bharatiya Janata Party BJP MP Anurag Thakur urged the Tamil Nadu Chief Ministwr MK Stalin to take full charge of the situation and direct the concerned authorities to furnish a comprehensive report at the earliestThakur was a member of the NDABJP factfinding delegation that visited KarurIn a letter to the Chief Minister Thakur called for a detailed inquiry into the incident urging that the report include an analysis of the primary causes of the tragedy crowd control arrangements made by local authorities lapses identified so far and measures being planned by the state to prevent such incidents in the futureThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever