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The other convicts are T Suthendraraja alias Santhan, Jayakumar, Robert Payas, Ravichandran and A G Perarivalan.On September 9, the state cabinet recommended the convicts’ release after the Supreme Court asked the Tamil Nadu governor to consider Perarivalan’s mercy petition.The plea is likely to be taken up for hearing on Friday. CHENNAI: The mother of Rajiv Gandhi assassination life convict Nalini Sriharan has approached the Madras high court seeking to save her daughter and son-in-law Murugan , who are currently observing an indefinite hunger strike in Vellore Central Prison demanding their and five other convicts’ early release.Moving the plea as a habeas corpus petition, Nalini's mother S Padma wanted the government to take immediate steps and save her daughter and her husband who are on a fast unto death.According to Naini's lawyer P Pugazhendi, they had decided to go on a hunger strike as Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit was yet to respond to the state cabinet’s resolution in September recommending the release of the seven life convicts in the case..