{"id":302427,"date":"2018-09-09T16:48:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=302427"},"modified":"2018-09-09T16:48:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T16:48:02","slug":"tamil-nadu-government-recommends-release-of-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-convicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/tamil-nadu-government-recommends-release-of-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-convicts\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Nadu government recommends release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/rahul-gandhi-pm-modi-pays-tributes-to-former-pm-rajiv-gandhi-on-his-birth-anniversary\/rajiv-gandhi-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-301627\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-301627 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Rajiv-gandhi-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/Rajiv-gandhi-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/Rajiv-gandhi-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/Rajiv-gandhi-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/Rajiv-gandhi-611x420.jpg 611w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/Rajiv-gandhi.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Tamil Nadu government on Sunday decided to send recommendation to the state Governor Banwarilal Purohit to release all seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar told reporters that under the leadership of Chief Minister K Palaniswami, a resolution to this effect was adopted by the state cabinet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The recommendation to the Governor is to release the seven convicts, Murugan, Santhan, Perarivalan, Jayakumar, Ravichandran, Robert Payas and Nalini who are serving life imprisonment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Supreme Court had earlier asked the Tamil Nadu Governor to consider the mercy petition of Perarivalan seeking remission or pardon under Article 161 of the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Though the Supreme court had asked the Governor to consider the plea of Perarivalan, the AIADMK government decided to recommend setting free all others also as they had also petitioned seeking premature release, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The cabinet resolution will be sent to the Governor &#8220;immediately,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 by an LTTE woman suicide bomber at an election rally.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamil Nadu government on Sunday decided to send recommendation to the state Governor Banwarilal Purohit to release all seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar told reporters that under the leadership of Chief Minister K Palaniswami, a resolution to this effect was adopted by the state cabinet. 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