The Supreme Court dismisses a plea seeking restraint on TVK leaders’ public remarks relating to the Karur stampede. The court says it is not a political forum, and that alleged false or misleading statements should be addressed through public rebuttal rather than through judicial restrictions. In its observations, the court emphasizes the principle of “more speech” as the appropriate response, instead of imposing a curative or preventive order on speech in this context. The proceedings also note that DMK leader R.S. Bharathi withdraws an application to be impleaded in the matter. With the withdrawal, the court proceeds with the petition filed by the applicants seeking judicial intervention to curb the remarks. The Supreme Court’s refusal effectively means that no restraining order is issued against the TVK leaders at this stage, leaving existing legal remedies outside a blanket speech restriction as the route to address disputed statements.