Karur stampede victims
Coverage of Karur stampede victims in the Nexus archive.
- Madras High Court strikes down order granting govt. jobs to kin of Karur stampede victims
The Madras High Court struck down an order that provided government jobs to relatives of Karur stampede victims. The Madurai Bench had earlier stated the employment offer by the TVK government would be temporary and subject to judicial review.
- Families of Vanniyar reservation martyrs also deserve State government jobs, says Anbumani
Anbumani asserts that families of Vanniyar reservation martyrs deserve State government jobs and criticizes the limited relief provided to Karur stampede victims by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
- CPI, CPI(M) oppose TVK government’s move to provide jobs to kin of Karur stampede victims
CPI and CPI(M) oppose the TVK government's decision to offer government jobs to the relatives of Karur stampede victims. The CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugam argues that the move could undermine the ongoing inquiry and legal proceedings related to the incident.