The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to obtain the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission’s clearance to take the mortal remains of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case convict Santhan, alias T. Suthenthirarajah, to the island nation.
Justices R. Suresh Kumar and K. Kumaresh Babu ordered that a senior IAS officer and a senior IPS officer should be deputed as nodal officers for obtaining all necessary clearances to fly the body to Sri Lanka.
The orders were passed after Additional Solicitor-General (ASG) AR.L. Sundaresan and State Public Prosecutor (SPP) Hasan Mohamed Jinnah said that a clearance from the Deputy High Commission, death certificate, embalming certificate and Foreigners’ Regional Registration Officer’s (FRRO) permission would be required.
