Senior Congress leader and Tiruchi MP Su. Thirunavukkarasar on Thursday condemned the celebrations over the release of A.G. Perarivalan, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
“Celebrating the release of Perarivalan like a festival was “condemnable”, Mr. Thirunavukkarsar told reporters in Tiruchi, while participating in an agitation organised by the Congress, opposing the release.
Perarivalan had not gone to jail as a “tyagi” but as a convict and had come out as a result of certain legal circumstances, he said, adding that people had not forgotten the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. The assassination of the former Prime Minister continues to remain a scar in the minds of people. Not every one had accepted the verdict, he said.
