2ND ROUND: CBI grills Vijay for6 hrs in Karur stampede case

 

 

TVK chief Vijay was on Monday questioned for six hours by the CBI here in theKarur stampedecase,officials said. Vijay was earlier grilled for six hours at theCBIheadquarters onJanuary 12. Hewas asked tocomeagainonJanuary 13, but the actor sought another date due to Pongal, they said. The actor turned politician arrived at the agency headquarters on Lodhi Roadina fleet of luxury SUVs at around 10:20 am. He left at about 5 pm, they said. TVK party leader C T Nirmal Kumar, who was present outside the CBI office, told reporters that that they are cooperating in the investigation. “Lots of rumours are being spread around which are not true.

 

We all know what happened in Karur. MPs from Delhi had gone to Karur; even theTamil Nadu BJP president has said what exactly happened in Karur.” “We are cooperating with the investigating agencies. Pleaserefrain from spreading any misinformation. He (Vijay) has not been called again,” Kumar added.

 

Vijay was questioned during the day by a team of officials led by a Deputy Superintendent rank officer drawn from theagency’santi-corruptionwing, the officials said. Several questions related to decision-making about the rally, reasons for his delay, continuationof thespeech,hisknowledgeabout the ongoing chaos, turnout and mismanagement of the crowd were put forth to him, they said. The call on attributing the role of individuals in thechargesheetwillbe takenonly after a thorough analysis of the statements of the actor, senior political officials of hisparty,andpoliceanddistrictadministration officials involved in the process of giving clearance and managing the rally, they said.