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more-inThe seven convicts in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who are behind bars for nearly 28 years, were also victims like those others killed during the assassination, said D.
Hariparanthaman, retired Judge of Madras High Court, here on Sunday. He was referring to the case being moved now in the Supreme Court by the families of those killed against the release of the seven convicts. T.
Lajapathi Roy, advocate, Madras High Court, argued that the original judgement by TADA court in the case itself was severely flawed as observed later by the Supreme Court. “The Supreme Court said that the case will not even fall under TADA Act but failed to send it back for re-investigation,” he pointed out. But they must understand that these seven are also victims who have suffered a lot despite no direct involvement in the killing,” he said, while speaking at a conference organised by ‘Ezhu Tamizhar Viduthalai Iyakkam’ to appeal for the release of the seven convicts..