Thalapathy Vijay in BIG trouble ahead of release of his final film Jana Nayagan, CBI summons Tamil superstar for…
The CBI has issued a notice to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay to appear for questioning at the agency’s headquarters in connection with the Karur stampede, which took place during a political meeting addressed by the Tamil icon in Karur in September, which left more than 40 people dead.
Thalapathy Vijay summoned by CBI
Tamil superstar Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar Vijay or as he is fondly called Thalapathy Vijay is awaiting the release of his latest film Jana Nayagan before venturing into full-time politics with his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which he founded in February 2024. He got into a huge controversy after a tragic incident in which more than 40 people lost his life at his rally held in Karur city of Tamil Nadu on September 27 last year. lost their lives and 60 people were injured.
Now, more than three months after the shocking incident, the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) has issued a notice to TVK chief Vijay to appear for questioning at the agency’s headquarters in Delhi on January 12 in connection with the Karur stampede case. India’s domestic crimes investigation agency has already questioned several officials of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in the case. The CBI has now decided to search for Vijay after which he may take a summons to file a chargesheet in the matter. Following the Supreme Court order, the Special Investigation Team took over the case and the investigating agency has been collecting evidence regarding the stampede since then.
Meanwhile, Tamil political action thriller Jana Nayagan has a strong cast comprising Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Mamitha Baiju, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain and Priyamani, along with Vijay. Directed by H Vinoth, the film will also be released in dubbed versions as Jana Nayakudu in Telugu and Jan Neta in Hindi.
Slated to release in theaters on January 9, Vijay’s 69th and final film will clash at the box office with the Prabhas-led Telugu horror comedy film The Raja Saab, which also stars Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani, Nidhhi Agerwal, Malavika Mohanan and Riddhi Kumar. The Maruthi directorial will also be released in dubbed versions in Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam, while the Tamil version will also hit theaters a day later on January 10.
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