Chennai sources stated that the mother of one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, AG Perarivalan, on Monday met Tamilnadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit seeking her son's release following a cabinet recommendation to him on the matter. Accordingly Arputhammal, mother of Perarivalan alias Arivu, said she met Governor Purohit at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai and presented a petition with some accompanying material and exuded confidence he will accept her demand.
Meanwhile the material she presented to Purohit included Judge KT Thomas' reported remarks of some "serious flaws" in the CBI investigation into the case and details on her son's behavior during his earlier parole and its extension. Earlier on Monday, Arputhammal said "Tamilnadu government had adopted a cabinet resolution and sent the files to Raj Bhavan, where you all know that their release is waiting for his signature (of approval)”.
Previously on September 9, the AIADMK government in
Tamilnadu had recommended to Purohit the release of all seven life convicts in
the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, a move hailed by most political parties in
the state barring the Congress. Hence the Supreme Court had earlier asked the
Governor to consider the mercy petition of Perarivalan seeking remission or
pardon under Article 161 of the Constitution, while disposing of the Centre's
petition opposing the state's 2014 decision for the convicts' release.
