India, Sept. 29 -- Actor -politician Vijay's plea seeking an independent inquiry is expected to be heard by the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court later in the day today. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief on Sunday approached the court seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the stampede at his Karur rally that claimed at least 40 lives on Saturday.

The TVK is being represented by Advocate S Arivazhagan who urged the court to take suo motu cognisance of the incident and ensure an impartial investigation. The plea stressed that only an independent agency could uncover the lapses that led to the large-scale loss of life during the party's public meeting.

A crowd surge at Vija...