In Tamil Nadu the death sentence against three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has become a matter of debate between Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and DMK chief M Karunanidhi. Jayalalithaa said that she did not have the powers to commute the death sentence of the three convicts, especially after the President of India had rejected their plea. On the other hand Karunanidhi now wants me save their lives. As the State Government has no powers under article 161 of the Constitution, Jayalalithaa seems more reasonable than Karunanidhi who wants to fish in troubled waters. It is not due to any Karunanidhi’s love towards the convicts, but to make a divide among people and thereby to gain political mileage. As Jayalalithaa rightly put it is Karunanidhi’s ridiculous drama.
Many Tamil leaders including Vijayakanth now speak for the lives of Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan. Where were these Samaritans when innocent people were brutally killed by these convicts?
K A Solaman
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