Perarivalan

Supreme Court comes down heavily on Tamil Nadu Governor for sitting on the recommendation by the state government to remit Perarivalan's sentence for almost ...

“It was only when this Court started enquiring about the reason for the decision being delayed, the Governor forwarded the recommendation made by the State Government for remission of the appellant’s sentence to the President of India”, the court said. Further, stating that the petitions under the Article 161 pertain to the “liberty of individuals”, the court said “inexplicable delay” was inexcusable. The Supreme Court while ordering the release of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the at Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who was earlier awarded a life sentence, also came down heavily on the Tamil Nadu Governor for not taking a call under the Article 161 of the Constitution for several years.

In 1998, a TADA court convicted Perarivalan and sentenced him to death, which the SC confirmed in 1999. The Supreme Court revisited the case in 2014 and ...

The Supreme Court revisited the case in 2014 and commuted the sentence to life imprisonment. In 1998, a TADA court convicted him and sentenced him to death, which the SC confirmed in 1999. I am reminded of the wonderful days I spent as a young boy in my hometown, Jolarpet. I find a huge gap between then and now – I am now a middle-aged man, more mature and with life experience. I badly miss him when I recall the gift he gave me when he was released in 1999 — his shoes, a shirt and a pair of trousers — insisting that I wear them on the day I get released. It was Justice V R Krishna Iyer, who stood like a pillar of support in my fight. She died of cancer later, I never got a chance to meet her. My friend and brother, Sekar, an accused who was released in the case, is abroad now. There were days when I was desperate to see a baby in prison. I told someone earlier how I used to obsessively count the bricks on the wall, take measures of the door and bolts and imagine the smells I craved. But yes, I have to sit with Amma and talk to her. I miss Selva anna (Selvaraj), who has been abroad for the past few months. I don’t remember if I tried to comfort her.

India's top court on Wednesday granted the release of a man convicted of killing former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, 31 years after his imprisonment.

The court heard the governor had referred the mercy plea to India's President Ram Nath Kovind. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled it would release Perarivalan, rendering his sentence complete under a constitutional provision that allows the court to pass an order when a case is held up. He was convicted of criminal conspiracy to commit murder, among other charges, court documents show.

A G Perarivalan on Wednesday said truth and justice were on his side and it gave him strength during his three-decade-long incarceration. Soon after.

assassination case, said he had spent three decades of his life in prison and parole and for the legal struggle, with a strong belief that he would secure a win in the end. On his future plans, Perarivalan, who was 19 when he was arrested in the Rajiv Gandhi Drawing a parallel to the struggles of the protagonist of Maxim Gorky's 'Mother' to that of his own mother, Perarivalan said the court verdict was the outcome of her long struggle and hailed his family for standing by him through his travails.

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“I have never got a reply to my letter,” he said. “My personal opinion is that the principle of this verdict of the Supreme Court will apply to the other convicts in the Rajiv assassination case as well,” he said. He has got only the love of his parents and has not enjoyed a family life,” he said.

Tamil Nadu, Chennai News Live Updates Today 19 May 2022: A G Perarivalan's release marks the culmination of the legal battle he waged from his cells in ...

Perarivalan released Live Updates: Congress workers led by CLP leader K Selvaperunthagai staged a protest after the release of A.G. Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, at Rajiv Gandhi Memorial in Sriperumbudur, on Thursday. Earlier the congress had expressed it’s disappointment over the Supreme Court’s verdict saying the BJP had created the circumstances for the order. Perarivalan was “set at liberty forthwith” on Wednesday by the Supreme Court, which used its extraordinary powers “for doing complete justice” under Article 142 of the Constitution. Perarivalan’s release marks the culmination of the legal battle he waged from his cells in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore and Puzhal Central prisons over three decades. He was accused of having bought two 9-volt ‘Golden Power’ battery cells for Sivarasan, the LTTE man who masterminded the conspiracy to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi. The batteries were used in the bomb that killed the former Prime Minister on May 21 that year.

The news of the apex court allowing him to walk free was received with great jubilation by his family, relatives and several pro-Tamil outfits in Tamil Nadu.

"We also believe the Supreme Court will not allow compromising with our unity, security and integrity," he said in a tweet. More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. At the same time, we want to stress that the culprits are murderers and not innocent people," he said in a party statement. As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. "We don't want to criticise the apex court verdict. "The cabinet decision taken during the AIADMK regime is the base for today's Supreme Court decision. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE at an election meeting in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur in 1991. Perarivalan was charged with procuring batteries for the bomb used in Gandhi's assassination. Everybody is human," he said, with his mother Arputhammal and relatives by his side. I have to breathe a bit.

Perarivalan was arrested in June 1991, about a month after the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in a suicide bomb attack in Tamil Nadu's ...

The decision of the governor to forward the remission plea to the President, particularly after such a long delay after a recommendation for release was made by the cabinet, is without any constitutional backing. Earlier this year, the apex court had granted bail to Perarivalan keeping in view his prolonged incarceration of over three decades, his good conduct while in prison, as well as his ill health. This recommendation was sent to the governor for a decision. This death sentence for Perarivalan was commuted to a life term by the Supreme Court in 2014. Aged 19 at the time of his arrest, Perarivalan was found guilty for his role in the assassination. Article 142 essentially provides that the country’s apex court can pass such orders or decrees as it deems fit in order to do complete justice in cases before it.

As the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of A G Perarivalan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, families of the ...

I was at my house in Chennai when a police constable came to tell me that he had an “accident”. Till I reached the mortuary, I did not know that he had died,” John recalls. But, how is it that a criminal who was recently released gets to meet the CM and gets royal treatment from him with a hug? “Edward was 39 years old when he was killed, I was three years younger. I was in Class VIII, my sister was just 10 years’ old and my brother was five.” Rajkumar, however, said that it saddened him to see the respect and treatment given to Perarivalan after the verdict. “When I see people celebrate, all I can remember is how my family and I had shed tears and struggled to get one meal a day…why does no one think of us?” he questions. “See, he served most of his life for 31 years now and his case is different, since he bought the two 9-volt batteries used for the attack. That was the image that I remember. Congress leaders come to us to demand our support whenever there is a move to release the convicts in the case, but don’t bother about us at other times,” he says. We were seven children, five brothers and two sisters, and my mother was the sole breadwinner of the family.” Anasuya believes that the convicts in the case were treated as “VIPs” throughout. “This shows how the justice system is flawed and is only on paper in our country,” she says.

CHENNAI: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is glorifying murder convict A G Perarivalan, who has been released by the Supreme Court using its extraordinary.

The people of Tamil Nadu are watching them closely,” he said. The BJP, which accepts the SC judgement, is firm on the stand that all seven convicts are grave offenders,” he said. There are thousands of people in Tamil Nadu who can be glorified.

The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) on Thursday organised protest demonstrations across the state in response to the release of AG Perarivalan, ...

Speaking to TNM, Anasuya, who is now state secretary of TNCC said, “I was on bandobast duty as a sub-inspector when the blast occurred and a witness on behalf of the state when the trial was on. He was arrested and charged in 1991, when he was a 19-year-old based on his confession to having bought two nine-volt batteries used in the IED. TNCC State General Secretary K Ramalinga Jothi told TNM ahead of the protest that he does not believe in Perarivalan’s innocence and it was only because of “certain aspects of the law, such as the remission of a life sentence after 14 years” that Perarivalan has been freed. In 2018, the Tamil Nadu state cabinet recommended that Perarivalan be released along with the six others convicted in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case on humanitarian grounds. Killing is not the answer to differences of opinion.” The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) on Thursday organised protest demonstrations across the state in response to the release of AG Perarivalan, convicted in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. In Chennai’s Adyar neighbourhood one of the participants in the protest was Anasuya Earnest, a police officer and one among the 45 persons who were injured when the LTTE exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), killing Rajiv Gandhi. The blast also killed 16 others and the two suicide bombers.

Annamalai said Chief Minister MK Stalin has been reacting to the SC verdict in a strange manner while the Congress party is adopting double standards on ...

Asked if the Perarivalan release would affect the DMK-Congress ties, Alagiri said each political party has a stand and “neither the Congress party nor the DMK (or other allies) would prevail upon others to alter or change their stand on issues,” Alagiri said. “We accept the verdict but these convicts does not deserve to be celebrated. Annamalai said Chief Minister MK Stalin has been reacting to the SC verdict in a strange manner while the Congress party is adopting double standards on this issue for many decades.Congress president Sonia Gandhi had requested the then President to commute the death sentence of Nalini to a life sentence and Priyanka Gandhi had said she had forgiven the convicts.“The Congress party should sever its ties with the DMK after the latter celebrated the release of Perarivalan. But for getting a Rajya Sabha seat, the party is conducting itself otherwise,” he added.

Condemning the celebration over the release of A G Perarivalan, one of the convicts in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case, senio.

“It is about how the governments are going to handle the demand for their release. The alliance is intact, that is a different case. “It is unnecessary to bring the DMK-Congress alliance in the issue.

Perarivalan is not a patriot. Statements of certain Congress leaders against his release are meaningless since Priyanka Gandhi has on record stated that the ...

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The verdict reaffirms a cardinal principle of the country's polity: “The Governor occupies the position of the head of the executive in the State but it is ...

The verdict reaffirms a cardinal principle of the country’s polity: “The Governor occupies the position of the head of the executive in the State but it is virtually the Council of Ministers in each State that carries on the executive Government.” This should send a strong signal to governors in several states who have been stonewalling state government decisions. In 2014, the SC commuted the sentence to life imprisonment. Perarivalan was sentenced to death by a TADA court in 1998, a verdict upheld by the SC a year later.