Governor alone cannot take a decision on Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts: TNCC chief

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K.S. Alagiri.  

“The Supreme Court has not said whether the Governor should act on the recommendation of the State government or the Union Home Ministry,” said K.S. Alagiri.

TNCC president K.S. Alagiri said though the Supreme Court had ruled that the Governor could take a decision on the release of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, it had not suggested any particular decision on the part of the Governor.

“The Supreme Court has not said whether the Governor should act on the recommendation of the State government or the Union Home Ministry. The Governor alone cannot take a decision,” he said, and alleged that fringe groups and individuals who demanded the release of the convicts made the case more complicated.

“Law has to take its own course. But these individuals sought to exert pressure on the issue,” he further said. Mr. Alagiri said the death sentence of Nalini was commuted because of the generous decision and intervention of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.