Later, Harithra was raised in Coimbatore before being taken to Sriharans mother to Sri Lanka. 'I was not aware of Rajiv Gandhi assassination', says Nalini It was Sriharan who brought Sivarasan - an LTTE operative and one of the masterminds of the assassination plot, as well as Dhanu, the human bomb, and Subha into their lives. One of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts, Nalini is the longest-serving female prisoner, lodged in Tamil Nadus Vellore Central Prison for nearly three decades. . We have no reason to keep you in jail any longer, the court observed. What role did she play in assassinating Rajiv Gandhi? Nalini will be staying with her mother and a few relatives are expected to visit her in a few days. She didnt have much of an ideological background. She also spoke about the difficult equation she has with her daughter, Harithra. Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, walked out of the Vellore special prison for women on Thursday on a months leave for her daughter Harithras wedding arrangements. The apex court has now ordered Nalinis release, holding that the grounds for Perarivalans release applies for the other convicts as well. The top court released Perarivalan by exercising its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. While several political parties and leaders have been stressing for the release of the seven people arrested in the case for so many years, when did you become hopeful that you will be released? There were several obstacles and hardships that dented that hope. However, after Gandhis wife Sonia Gandhis intervention, her sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. The first was for her brothers marriage in 2004, the second was in 2016 on her fathers demise, and the third was parole (for 51 days) in July 2019, for her daughters marriage. Nalini and the others were acquitted of terror charges but were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and murder. After most of the house owners denied to let Nalini say fearing frequent police visits, I gave it on humanitarian grounds as I have been associated with the Dravidian movement, said Singarayar. The marriage dates are not fixed yet, Pugazhenthi said. Her fully supported her husband named Sriharan aka Murugan in planning and strategizing.
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