India, July 8 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is not an accused in the Karur stampede case and the court cannot regulate his visits, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said as it pulled up the DMK for its plea questioning the visit and alleging that ministers were influencing witnesses in the matter.

A partial working day bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe refused to entertain the DMK's plea and asked how can the court regulate the visit of the executive head. Vijay is scheduled to meet families of the stampede victims on July 10.

"The chief minister is not an accused in the FIRs registered in the case. Today, to make this court a political forum...how is that possible?" Justice Viswanathan told senior advocate Ranji...