New Delhi: The CBI summoned actor and TVK chief Vijay on March 10 for a fresh round of questioning in connection with the Karur hit-and-run case, but he demanded 15 days to appear before the agency, citing political commitments, officials said on Monday.
The agency will now issue fresh summons to Vijay, they said.
According to sources, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) also sought the presence of Karura MLA V Senthil Balaji before the investigation team on Monday, but his staff refused to accept the notice.
The agency then emailed him a summons to appear for questioning in the case. However, there was no response, sources said.
Vijay was asked to appear before the agency here on March 10, but sent a formal request seeking another date after 15 days, officials said.
He also asked the agency to question him at its Chennai office or any other office in Tamil Nadu, they said.
Highly placed sources said the agency will consider Vijay’s request for questioning in Tamil Nadu and issue a notification with new dates for the questioning.
The actor was earlier questioned by the agency at its headquarters here on January 12 and 19.
During the investigation, the CBI has collected material which needs further interrogation and explanation from the actor, officials said.
The agency is yet to take a decision on the course of action regarding Balaji, they said.
The CBI took over the case from the SIT on a Supreme Court order and was gathering evidence related to the September 27, 2025 stampede that took place during Vijay’s rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur that left 41 dead and over 60 injured.
In October last year, the apex court asked the CBI director to appoint a senior officer to take charge of the probe and also set up an oversight committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Ajay Rastogi to monitor the agency’s probe.
A bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and NV Anjaria said the stampede has left an imprint on the minds of citizens across the country. It has far-reaching implications with respect to the lives of citizens and upholding the fundamental rights of bereaved families is of utmost importance, the court said.
“The faith and confidence of the general public in the investigative process must be restored in the criminal justice system and one way to instill such confidence is to ensure that the investigation in this case is completely impartial, independent and unbiased,” the court said.
