Chennai, July 3 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai on Friday accused Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Aadhav Arjuna of attempting to influence the ongoing CBI investigation into the Karur stampede case, alleging that his remarks amounted to intimidation of witnesses.

Speaking to ANI, Annadurai rejected Arjuna's allegation that the DMK government, through the police, was responsible for the deaths of 41 people in the Karur stampede.

"It is an atrocious lie that Aadhav Arjuna is repeating that it is the DMK government using the police. That is not true. Everyone is aware of what actually happened...It was Mr Vijay who was responsible for the Karur stampede. He came late...The police officers there ask...