The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (November 11, 2025), granted 10 more days for Tamil Nadu government to prepare the second draft of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be followed during political meetings and other large gatherings to prevent mishaps such as the Karur stampede at actor Vijay’s TVK rally, which claimed 41 lives.
First Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan ordered the second draft should be prepared after taking into consideration the suggestions made by various political parties which participated in an all-party meeting convened by the government on November 6.
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The Bench said, the suggestions to be made by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi (DMSK), which were represented before the High Court but had not been invited for the meeting, could also be considered before the submission of the second draft in the court on November 21.
During the hearing, TVK lawyer S. Arivazhagan complained about lack of uniformity in granting permission for political meets and accused the police of singling out TVK and imposing onerous conditions on it. Advocate A.P. Suryaprakasam for DMSK, said, the first draft SOP prepared by the government would cripple smaller parties.
