Justice KT Thomas, who retired in 2002, had once also said that RSS was subjected to ‘smear campaign’ in Mahatma Gandhi assassination case which 'must end'.
Since his release from prison in November 2022, Santhan had been staying at a special camp for convicted foreigners in Trichy. He was admitted to hospital in Chennai in January.
The lecture was originally scheduled for Saturday at Chennai's Asian College of Journalism. It was first shifted online, and ultimately called off when the threats continued.
On 11 November SC ordered remission of sentence of 6 convicts facing life imprisonment in former PM Rajiv Gandhi's 1991 assassination. Following Union govt's plea, SC will now review order.
After release, R. P. Ravichandran says he'll mostly take care of agricultural land belonging to his household. Lawyer of Nalini & her husband expresses relief as well.
People of Narsi village recall PM Rajiv Gandhi's visit 31 yrs ago. He had come to address a public meeting as part of the 1991 Lok Sabha poll campaign. He had died the next day.
Also released were Nalini’s husband Murugan, R.P. Ravichandran, Robert Pais, Santhan and Jaikumar; top court noted they had spent 3 decades in prison and that their conduct was satisfactory.
Prabhakaran entered the accord thinking it would get him Eelam. Jayawardene hoped it would end violence in Lanka. And Rajiv Gandhi had good intentions for the Tamils.
Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.
The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.
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