BJP playing politics with dead bodies in garb of fact-finding, Cong must counter it, says Thiruma
He urged the party to constitute its own fact-finding team to counter the BJP’s delegation probing the stampede during TVK leader and actor Vijay’s roadshow that claimed over 40 lives, including those of children;
VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan
CHENNAI: Hitting out at the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for “attempting to exploit” the Karur tragedy for political gain, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said the delegation deputed by BJP chief JP Nada has a hidden political agenda and appealed to the Congress leadership, which heads the INDIA bloc, to intervene immediately.
The VCK leader urged Congress to constitute its own fact-finding team to counter the BJP’s delegation probing the stampede during the TVK president actor Vijay’s rally that claimed over 41 lives, including those of children.
“The BJP has blatantly begun its political game. With ulterior motives, it has deputed a so-called fact-finding team to Karur. The Congress must immediately set up a team comprising MPs from other states and dispatch them to conduct a field study to bring out the truth to counter this move,” Thiruma said.
He said the BJP’s approach to the Karur tragedy itself raised doubts, citing former BJP state unit chief K Annamalai’s politically loaded remarks as proof of the party’s hidden agenda.
Meanwhile, he welcomed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s meeting with affected families, saying, “A political leader calling on victims to inquire about their well-being is good.”
On demands for Vijay’s arrest, the VCK leader dismissed them as unreasonable. “His name is not mentioned in the FIR. If the government or the police establish any role for him in the incident, action will be taken,” he said.
He also criticised what he described as a systematic campaign against the DMK. “In every incident, a section continues to spew venom against the DMK and its government. This cannot be brushed aside as mere criticism of a ruling party. A section is running a premeditated misinformation and hate campaign. The present case is one among them,” he said, referring to the social media tirade against the ruling party in connection with the Karur stampede tragedy.
Terming TVK’s move to seek judicial intervention “shocking,” he noted that the court itself did not rush into the matter and is handling it appropriately. He pointed out that the State government had acted without delay, extending medical care to the injured and immediately setting up a commission to probe the circumstances that led to the deadly incident on September 27.