M. Outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium, after a tragic stampede, which has 11 people's life Chinnaswamy Stadium and injured more than 50 people, Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi has expressed concern over mismanagement by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and officials.
Modi blamed both the officials and the management of the RCB for the disaster, pointing out that no one cared about the life and goodness of the fans who came to celebrate the team's first title victory after waiting for 18 years.
“What is happening about the stampede in Bengaluru after the victory of @Rcbtweets in @IPL – they are pointing to so much mud slinging and finger. The issue is simple. The issue is simple. It should never be allowed by the authorities that if they should not have proper arrangements and the other team management should participate in the Twitter.”
“Poor fans who died and hurt in this sad event are just emotional about sports and their team. They are better. I am completely disappointed that no one respects fans. This victory will disturb the #RCB franchise and players to participate in the festival. Paramounts.
What is happening about the stampede in Bengaluru after winning @Rcbtweets In @IPL – He has so much mud and is pointing to the finger. The issue is simple. It should never have been allowed by the authorities if they did not have any proper arrangement and…
– Lalit Kumar Modi (@Lalitkmodi) June 9, 2025
Meanwhile, the tragedy has created political disturbance in Karnataka as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivkumar have come under the ambit of intensive investigation, the opposition parties have demanded their resignation. The two leaders flew to Delhi to brief the high command of the Congress. The Congress leadership has expressed dissatisfaction with the allegedly provided explanations, and the incident has exposed the government coordination and serious intervals in decision making.
In addition, the Karnataka High Court has demanded a detailed answer to nine important questions related to mob control, medical preparations and permission of the incident. The court further questioned how the incident was allowed despite the red signal of the police.
Two days ago, KSCA Secretary A. Shankar and Treasurer ES Jeram resigned from their posts, and the board accepted their resignation. RCB's marketing head, Nikhil Sosele was arrested In relation to the case and police is in custody, in which no interim relief has been given. Conversely, the KSCA authorities have been provided interim security by the court on the condition that they fully support the investigation.
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