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'How can a court regulate what a CM can say?' SC dismisses DMK plea on Karur stampede case
The Karur stampede occurred during a political event in September last year, killing 41 people and injuring several others.NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) seeking to restrain Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leaders, including Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay and minister Aadhav Arjuna, from making public statements on the Karur stampede case.While rejecting the petition, the court remarked that "judicial forum can not be used as political platform."How can a court regulate on what a chief minister should talk or not, the court observed.The court also pulled up the DMK for questioning the chief minister's proposed visit to the families of those killed in the Karur stampede.The matter had been mentioned for urgent h
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