Tamil Nadu government recommends release of Rajiv killers

The Tamil Nadu cabinet on Sunday decided to recommend the premature release of all seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to the TN Governor.

The Tamil Nadu cabinet held a special meeting chaired by Chief Minister E Palanisamy. The AIADMK government decided that all seven convicts in the case - AG Perarivalan, Nalini Sriharan, Murugan, Santhan, Robert, Jayakumar and Ravichandran - are to be considered for premature release.