India, July 7 -- The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea filed by the DMK seeking directions to restrain Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and other leaders of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) from making public statements or meeting victims' families in connection with the Karur stampede case.

A Bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe questioned the legal basis of the application, observing that the court could not regulate what a sitting Chief Minister says or whom he meets. The judges also noted that Vijay was not named as an accused in the FIR related to the stampede.

The application, filed by DMK leader R.S. Bharati in a pending matter, alleged that certain TVK ministers and leaders were attempting to inf...