New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Following the deadly stampede at a rally in Tamil Nadu's Karur, a political row has erupted after the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) alleged that the incident was motivated by the ruling DMK.

TVK on Monday moved the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court, seeking transfer of the probe into the recent stampede in Karur from the Tamil Nadu Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

In its writ petition, the TVK alleged that the Saturday's stampede "incident was solely motivated by the DMK and its functionaries".

"A petition has been filed before the High Court of Madras, Madurai Bench, seeking a transfer of the case from the Town Police Station of Karur to the Central Investigation Team for a probe into t...