As the assassins of PM Rajiv Gandhi walk free, India questions the Mercy Law | Bisbo

Nalini Sriharan and 6 others convicted to death for the assassination of India’s former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, walk free after spending over 30 years in jail. What is the law of clemency and does it apply to everyone?
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Sources

The Hindu
Perarivalan, Rajiv Gandhi case convict, released by Supreme Court citing extraordinary powers, Krishnadas Rajagopal, May 18, 22
‘Congress had no role in dismissing DMK govt in 1991’, IANS; April 14, 16
Masarat Alam back in jail, Zahid Rafiq, April 23, 15

The Indian Express
The story of Nalini Sriharan, and her role in Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, Explained Desk; Nov 17, 22
Who are the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts, freed by the Supreme Court? Arun Janardhan; Nov 17, 22
‘Belief in my innocence kept me alive’: Nalini Sriharan’s first reaction after walking out of jail, Express Web Desk; Nov 14, 22
Supreme Court order on Rajiv case underscores Governor’s role, says Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, PTI; Nov 12, 22
The Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, and why Supreme Court has freed all convicts; Nov 12, 22
On Sanju movie release, a look back at when Sunil Dutt reached out to Bal Thackeray for Sanjay Dutt’s release, Express Web Desk, June 29, 18

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: SC Invokes ‘Extraordinary Power’ Under Art 142 To Order Release Of All 6 Convicts, Swarajya Staff, Nov 11, 22

From empathy to regret: M Karunanidhi’s uneasy involvement with Sri Lanka’s Tamil Eelam problem, Vasanthi; Nov 2, 20

Outlook
Bilkis Bano Seeks Review Of Remission In SC;
Why Is Her Petition So Important?; Abhik Bhattacharya; Nov 30, 22
Why The Gandhis Forgave Rajiv Gandhi's Killers But Congress Can't; Rakhi Bose; Nov 28, 22
Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: The Story of Assassination, Conviction And Controversies, Outlook Web Desk; May 21, 22
What is Article 142 SC Invoked to Free Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict? Has It Been Used Before?; May 18, 22

The Times of India
SC criticises UP for delay in releasing lifer in jail for 16 years; Dhananjay Mahapatra; Jan 6, 23
Rajiv Gandhi killers released, now set me free too: Life convict to Supreme Court, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Nov 17, 22
Correct The Error, Editorial; November 19, 22
Nalini’s long road to freedom, A Subramani; Nov 12, 22
Release us now, say 2 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts, TNN, Nov 24, 12

State of Tamil Nadu Through ….vs Nalini and 25 Others on 11 May, 1999

The Tribune
Release Bandi Singhs’, demand SAD, SGPC as Supreme Court sets free Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts, By a Staff Reporter; November 11, 2022

Deccan Herald
Timeline: Perarivalan’s arrest and release, ETB Sivapriyan, May 18, 2022

Frontline
The accused, the charges, the verdict; T S Subramanian, Praveen Swami; Feb 7, 1998
Unravelling the plot, T S Subramanian, Feb 7, 1998
Justice vs Jain, A G Noorani; Feb 7, 1998
Karunanidhi hits back, N Ram; Nov 29, 1997

The Print
IPKF heroes were ignored for 30 years. They are finally getting their due under Modi govt, Lt Gen A S Kalkat (Retd); July 27, 21
Take care, Rajiv Gandhi told Prabhakaran. Even gave bulletproof vest before Sri Lanka Accord, Vandana Menon, Humra Laeeq, Raghav Bikhchandani; July 28, 22

Economic Times
Tamil Nadu cabinet suggests release of all Rajiv case convicts, Bharani Vaitheesvaran, Sept 10, 18

India Today
Will SC decision to free Rajiv killers bring closure to Gandhis?; Rasheed Kidwai, Nov 11, 22
Release all life convicts after 10 years in jail unless …: Supreme Court; Kanu Sarda; Sep 15, 22
Release all life convicts after 10 years in jail unless …: Supreme Court; Kanu Sarda; Sep 15, 22
Getting away with murder: Jayalalithaa plays politics with the verdict on Rajiv Gandhi's assassins; Sandeep Unnithan; Mar 12, 14
Two letters prove that assassination was ordered by Pirabhkaran; By A Staff Reporter; Sept5, 13.
President Pratibha Patil has granted a record 30 pardons in the last 28 months; Damayanti Datta; June 25, 12

Hindustan Times
TN govt backs release of convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, By HT Correspondent; Oct 13, 22
Death commuted to life for 3 in Rajiv Gandhi killing, India News, Feb 19, 14

Supreme Court Orders Release of All Convicts In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, November 11,22

The Wire
Jailed 27 Years for Assassination He Knew Nothing About, Perarivalan Deserves a New Life, Jeya Rani; June 11, 18

NDTV
"Very Sorry For Them": Rajiv Gandhi Case Convict Nalini Sriharan's Message For Gandhis; J Sam Daniel Stalin & Abhimanyu Kulkarni; Nov 13, 2022

Sri Lanka: The Untold Story, Chapter 47
Questions over Gandhi’s killing
K T Rajasingham, ‘Asian Times,’ Singapore, 02

The Pleaders
The executive power to pardon under the Indian Constitution; Ankita Jangid; Oct 1, 21

[debayanmukherjee]

Bisbo I generally loved watching your videos, they are full of facts, information and spread awareness in this digital platform. This one also follows the pattern. And most important that this information are unbiased and yet easy to understand.

I am pen down this comment to rectify just one data in among all the data contains in this Video.
*On 1994 Dhananjay Chatterjee Vs The State Of West Bengal Case, our beloved president Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam refused to use The Power of Clemency.*

P.S - I am not a supporter of Dhananjay so please gaali matt dena... What he had done, he should always be ended like that.
I just wanna correct the data here.

[mridangamarun]

There was a Prime Minister who was Assasinated in USSR and Nobody remembers that guy anymore !! Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji

[karunamoorthyd]

It’s basically a revenge for IPKF misbehaviour with innocent Jaffna girls and children!

[abishekk]

Many people don't know what IPKF did in Srilanka. It's easy to talk in comments but it was something way more what we see in a bisbo it has a suffering of thousands of tamils.

[ajaypg]

The Jaffna hospital massacre occurred on October 21 and 22, 1987, during the Sri Lankan Civil War, when troops of the Indian Peace Keeping Force entered the premises of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital in Jaffna,  Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia, and killed nearly 100 patients and staff.The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam,  the government of Sri Lanka, and independent observers such as the University Teachers for Human Rights and others have called it a massacre of civilians. Now you understand why Rajeev Gandhi was killed? He is not an innocent. Did any of the Indian soldiers face war crime charges? It's the effect of Law of Karma. Nobody escapes. You reap what you sow.

[striker]

Tamil eelam could have kept Chinese ambitions in Lanka in check

[wisdomfinancial]

How much was paid for you to manipulate the story I hope you have not read the book written by CBI officer K. Ragothaman who was part of the investigation

[vigneshaaithal]

During the time of the assassination, Rajiv Gandhi was not India's P.M. .He was the former P.M. .

[mafazhalem]

Lesson: never poke your nose on neighbours affairs if you can’t handle yours.

[Kartik_]

If the courts keep on letting killers go free, then the people won't have any fear. Their mindset will change like anyhow after serving 14 years sentence they will be free and will continue committing crime. The criminal should feel that he will lose their life if they commit crime.
And the cases of people being killed in the broad day light is becoming frequent these days in almost all parts of India. Death sentences will reduce these crimes.

[spoilersalert]

Painfully sickening on how a murderer is making his statement to be released based on how less he killed; comparing with other murderers with extra numbers.
Totally insane

[carpediem]

Supreme Court should definitely be condemned.

[ranjithparamashivam]

What about his promise that he will help to resolve the issue peacefully? Sent IPKF which misbehaved (incidents of rapes) with thousands of Tamils .. What about that? When they believed that rajiv will help them to resolve the issue but instead backstabbed by his ipkf 🤔? There are always 2 sides to a coin

[vishnuveeran]

Why would the LTTE attack Rajiv Gandhi when there was a peace deal signed?

Please go through how Rajiv Gandhi backstabbed Prabhakaran to completely understand why the assassination took place.

What the LTTE did was completely wrong, but there was a reason behind it. Bisbo kindly show the other side of the story as well.

[UNisOUTDATED]

Legacy of Nehru-Gandhi
Mahatma didn't understand all Hindus
Jawahar didn't understand Kashmiri Pandits
Indira didn't understand Sikhs
Rajiv didn't understand Tamils
Sonia didn't understand her family
Pappu doesn't understand a thing

[bigbulk]

This is a highly debatable topic with no right answer. Should the killers of Rajiv be set free coz of Gandhi family's insistence?
Well if Rajiv was not the PM then the request to pardon the criminal by the victim's family is often taken into consideration. I am not sure if the decision to pardon Nalini was motivated by politics or personal principles, but either way Rajiv had given his life to the country, so I think its only fair, that in death he belonged to his family.

[danieldaniel]

Rajiv Ghandhi kill hundreds of tamil ellam people in sri lanka in the name of "peace keeping mission". And how about that? Nalini and the others had served almost 30 years in prison. The court made a right decision by free them.

[arshsood]

The Dilemma of Reformative Justice instead of Retributive, the President's role in his power of Clemency and an assassination which left India without a PM. We've surely got a long way to go. I never thought the curious case of the assassination of our former PM had so many layers to it. Thankyou so much Bisbo for evolving us all.

o7

[Priya-ksut]

What a horrible world we are living in. Even Indira Gandhi was killed by her own trusted bodyguard. Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a person whom he swore to protect. Rahul and Priyanka have seen so much betrayal in their life. Yet people make fun of Rahul knowing what all they underwent. Sonia Gandhi remained a dedicated daughter in law of the soil unlike her Indian sis in law who left her husband's party and joined the other. Yet even she is critized for her non Indian roots though she is much better than any of us.

[franklinaloysius]

For killing more than a million unaccounted Tamils in a foreign country, the entire congress and commandos should be put in trail. Our bloods on their hands.