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Days after the deadly stampede in Karur, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) stated that it woukd hold a condolence meet for the 41 people who died in the tragic incident during the actor-turned-politician Vijay's rally.

Meanwhile, pleas filed by political parties, including Vijay's TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), families of two deceased victims and other parties, with respect to the investigation into the Karur stampede were put up in the Supreme Court on Friday.

The top court bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and NV Anjaria reserved its order on the petitions following the submissions by all the parties.

The apex court has also asked the Tamil Nadu government to file a counter affidavit in response to pleas filed on behalf of the victims before reserving its decision.

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The SC's hearing came after it agreed to hear a plea filed by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam through its General Secretary, Aadhav Arjuna, seeking an impartial investigation into the Karur stampede by a retired top-court judge-led panel.

The petition filed by TVK through advocates Dixita Gohil, Pranjal Agarwal, and Yash S Vijay has challenged the Madras High Court's October 3 order to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by the Inspector General of Police to probe into the tragic stampede.

In their plea, TVK has argued plea that despite the High Court's categorical observation doubting the independence of the police probe into the matter, the High Court directed the constitution of an SIT comprising solely of three senior officers of the Tamil Nadu Police.

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"The Petitioner-party as well as its leaders are prejudiced by the order which appoints an SIT composed solely of officers of the State Police, especially in the face of the observations of the Hon'ble High Court expressing its dissatisfaction with the independence of State Police and its conduct, and prejudicial factual findings against the Petitioner", the plea states.

TVK has also alleged a pre-planned conspiracy by certain miscreants to create trouble at the rally site, arguing that it cannot be ruled out as a cause of the stampede.

(With ANI Inputs)