Rishikesh, Oct. 13 -- Uma Anandan, the petitioner who had filed a plea in the Madras High Court seeking a CBI investigation into the Karur stampede, has come forward to clarify that she did not file any petition in the Supreme Court. Anandan stated that she had filed a case in the Chennai High Court.

Anandan claimed that despite not authorising any advocate to file a case on his behalf in the Supreme Court, news emerged last week stating that she had filed a petition in the apex court.

"On 3rd October, I left Chennai for this Char Dham tour. I filed a case in the Chennai High Court. I don't know why, but there was news all over last week that I had filed a case in the Supreme Court. I had not authorised any advocate on my behalf to file...