HC to hear plea against rallies in TN sans SOP

CHENNAI: Accusing Tamil Nadu govt of shielding actor-politician Vijay, a writ petition filed in Madras HC has questioned why the TVK chief’s name was not included in the FIR over the stampede that killed 41 people at his rally last week.

Petitioner P H Dinesh also sought directions to restrain home secretary and DGP from granting permission for road shows to TVK or any political party until an SOP is framed for such events. The vacation bench of Justice N Senthilkumar will hear the plea Friday.

The petitioner claimed the stampede was caused by careless planning and negligence, holding TVK responsible.