Tamil Nadu to free accused in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case


Chennai, Sep 10 (DC): The Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Sunday recommended to Governor Banwarilal Purohit to release all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case by invoking his powers under Art 161 of the Constitution, which gives the Governor the authority to pardon someone proved guilty in court.

A resolution to this effect was adopted by the Cabinet at its meeting headed by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami. “This will be sent to the Governor immediately. You can see our urgency by the fact that the Cabinet met on a Sunday,” fisheries minister D. Jayakumar told reporters at the Secretariat shortly after the two-hour Cabinet meeting in the evening.

“The Governor has to necessarily accept the Cabinet recommendation, he has no other choice”, said the minister when asked if there could be some delays or hiccups in the Raj Bhavan. “We have used Article 161 and recommended to the Governor on that basis. Supreme Court interprets the law and its direction is of vital importance”.

The seven convicts have been in jail for the last 27 years.

  

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  • Lukas, Malpe

    Tue, Sep 11 2018

    We can accept this demand only under one condition that all taminadu politician security should be withdrawn which is spending money from taxpayers money. Let them killed by these people then we can forgive the killers as well as Rajiv ghandhi killers.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Mon, Sep 10 2018

    This issue is to be dealt by our central government

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  • John R Lobo, Kaikamba / Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 10 2018

    Becoz all convicted Prisoners are Tamilians........!!!....They are pardoned....

    If convicts are Punjabi Sikhs...then then they would have given the Gallows ...( Eg. Late Indira Gandhi and Late Gen. A S Vaidya Case )....

    Then What is meaning " Life Imprisonment"..............?????

    Indian Law and Judiciary is 100% Neutral .........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • mohan, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 10 2018

    By modi hstec Congress backing

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  • Ahmed K. C., Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 10 2018

    Why to show mercy on killers ?
    So, they can plan another assassination???

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Sep 10 2018

    Rajiv Gandhi's family does not have any Problem ...

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  • MN, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 11 2018

    True. However there are several other families too to worry. Who knows who is the next victim next, if left free...Need of the hour is not to look from Political Prism.

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