Chennai, Oct. 27 -- The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to frame a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) within 10 days for the conduct of political meetings and rallies in the state.

The bench, comprising Chief Justice M M Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, gave the directive while hearing a batch of petitions in the wake of a stampede in Karur district in which 41 people were killed and over 50 others were injured during a political rally held by TVK Chief and actor Vijay in Karur on September 27 this year.

The bench also permitted others, including the AIADMK, to submit their suggestions by November 11.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party advocate Arivazhagan told ANI, "On behalf of TVK, we have fil...