I did explain to her my side of the story. Nalini Sriharan - one of six convicted of the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 and whom the Supreme Court released from a prison in Tamil Nadu's Vellore last week - has appealed to the centre and state to release four Sri Lankan nationals - including her husband V Sriharan. 11 November, 2022 05:01 pm IST. .. Advertisement .. Harithra Sriharan, daughter of Rajiv Gandhi's assassins, seeks forgiveness from Rahul, "Gujarat Has Special Contribution To India's Progress": Rahul Gandhi On Foundation Day, "Election Not About You": Rahul Gandhi On PM's "Abused 91 Times" Charge, Rahul Gandhi's Request In Defamation Case To Be Heard On May 2: 10 Points, (Rajiv Gandhi's killers to be freed if Centre doesn't respond in three days: Jayalalithaa), (To stop Rajiv Gandhi killers' release, Centre to move Supreme Court), ('If PM's killers are freed, can common man expect justice? We do not have any information about her Zodiac Sign yet, as we know something, we will update you. She gave birth to Harithra inside the jail in 1992. Nalini Sriharan had accompanied Dhanu the suicide bomber who killed Gandhi to the Congress rally venue in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu in 1991. The book of over 500 pages, unveils the tale of her life, comprising her childhood, her love affair and marriage with Murugan, then the circumstances because of which she became privy to Rajiv Gandhis Assassination, her arrest, the ordeal she faced in prison, birth of her daughter in prison, the life in jail, her meeting with Priyanka Gandhi and much more. When Anusuya amma was called as a witness, she took help from the police officers to identify me as she had not seen me before. There is no such plan. Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! Soon after, she moved the Madras High Court seeking her release under Article 142. On Sunday, she said she planned to travel to Trichy to meet her husband. . On the fateful day of May 21, 1991, Nalini traveled by bus with Sivarasan, Subha, Dhanu and photographer S Haribabu to Sriperumbudur. (PTI Photo) . He arrived at the location at 10.10 pm and then proceeded to the stage. What do you think about the comments of Anusuya Daisy Ernest, a retired police officer who was in charge of regulating the crowd at the site where the blast took place and injured in it, against the release? I am sure many people would have been hurt in the stampede. Sweden, Nov. 20 -- Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case was sentenced to a life term for assassinating former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has penned a tell-all 500-page autobiography in Tamil, she narrates her story and that will be released on November 24. Marital Status: Married. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. However, the judge says that, on May 21, she agreed to associate herself with the killing of Rajiv Gandhi and became party to the conspiracy. But I cannot say whether she was satisfied with my answers. India's longest-serving woman prisoner, Nalini Sriharan, 52, came out on parole for 30 days from Vellore Central Prison on Thursday morning. Terms of Use | Her role in the murder came to light when the photographs clicked by S Haribabu, a local photographer was discovered. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy. Type above and press Enter to search. Sriharans husband Murugan is a Sri Lankan national and a co-convict. While several political parties and leaders have been stressing for the release of the seven people arrested in the case for so many years, when did you become hopeful that you will be released? On her meeting with Priyanka, Nalini said the Congress general secretary did ask several doubts about her fathers death. She has two younger siblings; a sister, Kalyani, and a brother, P. S. Bhagyanathan. Rajiv Gandhis widow, Sonia Gandhi, wrote a plea to the Supreme Court of India seeking to cancel Nalinis death sentence as that would orphan her innocent daughter. With her mother and family. She was a very normal girl. Nalini and five other convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case have been released by the Supreme Court after spending 31 years in jail. We have no reason to keep you in jail any longer, the court observed. 14 dead in Navi Mumbai was it heat, stampede or political greed? In her autobiographical book, Nalini wrote how she and Sriharan were happy that they had found out she was pregnant days before the blast. I was not asked to speak about what I did. The plan was to garland VP Singh, but Nalini, Subha and Dhanu were unable to do so. A picture taken by Haribabu captured Nalini and Subha sitting in the crowd, A picture of Nalini and Murugan when they were arrested by the SIT in 1991, That is my first priority. Nalini Sriharan is famously one of the accused killers of Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. Also Read:TN govt committed to release of Rajiv case convicts: CM Palaniswamy. All views and opinions presented in this article are solely those of the surfer and do not necessarily represent those of LankaWeb.com. The court also noted that the Tamil Nadu cabinet had recommended to the governor in 2018 that the convicts be released and the governor was bound by it. I request TN government to release him from the camp and help me send him (to the UK) so he could stay with my daughter. Haribabu had been killed in the blast and his camera that had fallen to the ground provided crucial evidence to investigators. I told him I was pregnant just before the bomb blast. . After giving birth, Nalini was not allowed to see her daughter until two years. Also read: Who is Nalini Sriharan? Nalini Sriharan, one among the six convicts in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case released on Saturday evening from Tamil Nadu prisons, said one of the most turbulent days she encountered in the three decades of incarceration was the visit of Priyanka Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi's daughter, at the Vellore prison. So, when the police asked if we had any objection, we said no and gave a no objection letter, says Jayaseelan, Singarayars neighbour. She said her incarceration and her release had been very difficult for her daughter. Justice Wadhwa said that while Nalini had a lurking feeling about the activities of the team after she joined them in February 1991, it was only on May 7 of that year, she got a positive feeling that they were planning to kill certain leaders. , . Nalini is famously one of the accused killers of Rajiv Gandhis assassination. Chennai Eighty-one-year-old S Padma watched for three decades as her daughter, Nalini Sriharan, was named as one of the prime accused of the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv. According to Nalinis lawyer, she got involved in the conspiracy to please Sriharan and to be with him. She was arrested in 1991 for her involvement in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. People from IGNOU, who came to the prison, also encouraged me. . . Nalini Daughter name is Harithra Murugan . Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991, at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu by a woman suicide bomber - identified as Dhanu - while at a poll rally. Nalini Sriharan, one of the six convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who were released on Saturday, said she wasnt involved in the murder of the Prime Minister of India. Nalini is famously one of the accused killers of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination. LankaWeb.com offers the contents of this website without charge, but does not necessarily endorse the views and opinions expressed within. Nalini Sriharan (born in 1967; Age: 55 years) is a well-known one of the accused murderers of Rajiv Gandhi's Assassination. READ HERE |Supreme Court sets free six life convicts including Nalini in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case10. Kon Hai Alakh Pandey aka Physics Wallah Wife Shivani Dubey? The very next day the J Jayalalithaa-led Tamil Nadu government announced that it would release all seven convicts including Nalini in the Rajiv Gandhi case. ALSO READ |'Very sorry for them,' Nalini's message for Gandhis4. Haribabu was also an LTTE sympathiser and was hired to document the assassination. Sankari had a brother named Muthuraja, who was an LTTE activist, who introduced Nalinis family to Sriharan. 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The Supreme Court had in 1999 confirmed the award of death sentence to Nalini, her husband Sriharan and two others for their involvement the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. This includes personalising content and advertising. Report a problem? . In an interview on Sunday, she claimed her only fault was getting acquainted with her husbands friends. The lawyer said that the Tamil Nadu government will . Chennai: Harithra Sriharan, the 22-year-old daughter of Murugan and Nalini, who were convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has sought forgiveness from the former prime minister's. Nalini was living away from her mother and siblings in 1990, and started living in Villivakkam from October of the same year. Nalini Sriharan, the longest serving woman prisoner in the country till last week, on Monday said she wants to lead a quite life with her husband who is also a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case by moving to the United Kingdom where their daughter, Harithra, lives. She told NDTV she had gotten acquainted with her husbands friends. Rest of it is personal, which I can't discuss. 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Track Latest News and Karnataka Elections 2023 Coverage Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world. However, in 2014, citing delay in disposing their mercy petitions, an Apex Court bench comprising then Chief Justice P Sathasivam commuted the death sentence of all the three to life. In an interview on Sunday, she claimed her only fault was getting acquainted with her husband's friends. "She will take a call on this," he added. READ | 'Thankful to people of Tamil Nadu': Nalini Sriharan as she leaves jail. On the other hand, her mothers name is Padmavati, who is a retired nurse. Instead of coming to her Royapettah home in Chennai city, Nalini will be living in Vellore during . My sister-in-law, who is a teacher in the UK, brought her up. Her fully supported her husband named Sriharan aka Murugan in planning and strategizing. I was shaking in fear and my throat was parched. Nalini and her husband Murugan hadnt met their daughter till 2019. 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Here's a reality check, US aims to issue 'over 1 million visas to Indians in 2023', IPL 2023: Mohit, Noor shine as GT defend 135 vs LSG, Karnataka polls: Message to cadre? Several human rights groups protested for the death sentence. I can't accept I was named in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. Nalini and fellow convict Ravichandran have been on parole since December 27, 2021 under the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules, 1982. Copyright 2023 LankaWeb.com. The Three Fuels miracle the only solution to the energy crisis in Sri Lanka and to keep Sri Lanka alight, even if the whole world that depends of fossil fuel, goes dark after 2050. I was near the Indira Gandhi statue. Her was also involved in planning and executing the assassination of the former Indian Prime Minister. It was during a routine picket checking that Nalinis name came into the picture. . How do you feel meeting your family after 32 years in jail? The Congress was livid and called it 'totally unacceptable and completely erroneous' and even disagreeing with Sonia Gandhi on the topic. In 1999, the Supreme Court acquitted 19 persons from the case. According to conditions imposed by authorities, during her parole, Nalini cannot leave Vellore and is not allowed to meet politicians or speak to media. We were very careful in taking the legal steps so that the death sentences of others are also commuted.9. Nalini was born in 1967 ( age 55 years; as of 2022) in Ambalavanapuram in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. We will have to visit the Sri Lankan High Commission to get a passport for him. Nalini Sriharan's daughter lives in London in the United Kingdom. Tamil Nadu Nalini hopeful of visiting the U.K. with her husband to be with her daughter She says Priyanka Gandhi had enquired about her father's assassination when she met her in prison in. The court noted the state cabinet's 2018 recommendation that they be freed. When Perarivalan met him after release, it created problems. At that time, she was a student of Bio-Medicine in the United Kingdom. The police had stopped a young Sri Lankan Tamil, named Shankar alias Koneswaran. Nalinis plea seeking direction to Guv for early release dismissed, TN govt committed to release of Rajiv case convicts: CM Palaniswamy. She said she helped them when they needed to go to threatens, shops and hotels. . Read: Perarivalans release has given us hope, says Nalinis mother. Harithra is a doctor by profession and is settled in London. She was later raised by another family. He said that it was a miracle and that he expected it would take us even longer to get released. Nalini was two months pregnant with Murugans child when she was put in prison. . That is why I am hesitant. Published: 14th November 2022 02:26 AM| We sought permission for him to stay with me and submitted at the Supreme Court that our marriage was registered, our child was born here and he (Sriharan) has been in India for 32 years. She was arrested in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case in the year 1991, when she was 24 years old. Is there any plans to meet the chief minister? Careers, Home | Nation | World | Cities | Business | Columns | Entertainment | Sport | Magazine | The Sunday Standard. Speaking to TNM, AG Perarivalan said that it was the love between Nalini and Sriharan that got her involved in the issue. Also Read:Nalinis plea seeking direction to Guv for early release dismissed. I want to spend time with my daughter and my husband. What did your time in jail teach you? While the others formed an elaborate plan, Nalini who was the only Indian in the group was asked to act as a cover for Dhanu alias Thenmozhi Rajarathinam, the suicide bomber and Subha - the back-up bomber. Since Nalini was pregnant at the time of her arrest, Haritha was born in the Vellore prison and was raised there for four years. In February 1991, Nalini came in contact with Murugan, a Sri Lankan national and LTTE activist who reportedly influenced and attracted her to join the LTTE movement. However, the Indian National Congress (INC) criticised the Supreme Courts decision. The judge also cited a wireless message that showed Nalini had no knowledge about any conspiracy to kill Rajiv Gandhi. Also Read: Congress opposes, other political leaders welcome release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts, Opinion: Remembering the India-Sri Lanka accord and how it was derailed, Perarivalans release has given us hope, says Nalinis mother, does not have similar powers to release Nalini, Congress opposes, other political leaders welcome release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts. I still dont know what had happened, but I was sure something had gone wrong. Nalini Sriharan, one of the six convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who were released on Saturday, said she wasn't involved in the murder of the Prime Minister of India. CHENNAI: Nalini Sriharan,one of the convicts in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case and the longest-serving woman prisoner, met mediapersons at Chennai press club a day after her release from Vellore prison. READ | What Rajiv Gandhi convict Nalini said in Priyanka Gandhi jail meet. I told her whatever I knew. Nalini, daughter of a nurse and a policeman, is accused of harbouring Dhanu, the suicide bomber who detonated the belt bomb killing Rajiv Gandhi, and Subha, the stand-by suicide bomber sent by.
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