Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict files plea in TADA court

AG Perarivalan, death row RPT death row convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, today filed a petition in a TADA court here seeking to call and peruse the entire case dairies pertaining to the CBI (SIT) and its Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency which probed the case.
In his petition filed in the First Additional City Civil Court here, he also sought a direction to CBI to investigate the 'left out' area and prayed the court effectively monitor enumerated aspects of investigation carried out by CBI (MDMA).
Judge-in-charge Dhandapani posted the matter for hearing on Sept. 19.
Based on the Jain Commission report to Parliament, it was decided that a further probe was essential to identify the role and activities of individuals to uncover the larger conspiracy behind the assassination.

Perarivalan was convicted by a TADA court, with the ruling having later been confirmed by Supreme Court.
The death row RPT death row convict submitted that the case was pending adjudication in a TADA court as a further probe was sought by the investigation agency, ordered by the same court.

Perarivalan also contended that neither SIT nor MDMA had proceeded with the probe in the proper perspective to bring the accused to book as several top people were involved.
He prayed for effective monitoring by CBI (MDMA) on 'unexplored' parts of the earlier probe and for the court to look into vital information and lacunae in the ongoing probe.

He also alleged that this probe clearly showed the agency itself was protecting several unnamed accused and proceeding to close the case against several persons who directly or indirectly facilitated the assassination.
He alleged that CBI (MDMA), which was entrusted with the main task of going into the facts of the alleged involvement of a foreign hand apart from LTTE, had not done so properly.
He also alleged that former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan, in his book had revealed he was aware that Gandhi would be murdered on the basis of astrology.
The death row RPT death row convict also contended MDMA had not properly inquired into Seshan's order a week before the assassination, that former Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers be provided security only when they attend government functions and not when they visit a state as a candidate or are representing a political party.