Chennai, July 28 -- Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran said the Karur tragedy was a matter of judicial consideration while criticising the state government's handling of the incident.

This comes after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday struck down the Government Orders (GOs) of the Vijay govt granting compassionate appointments to the kin of victims of the Karur stampede.

Speaking on the development, Nagendran told reporters, "Regarding the Karur issue, it is a very tragic incident. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu did not handle the situation properly. It is now under judicial consideration, so we will not comment on the judicial matter."

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