The comments came hours after Nalini Sriharan was released after spending 31 years in jail.
New Delhi:
Nalini Sriharan, one of the six convicts in the former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, said she felt sorry for the families of those killed in that blast. When asked about her message to Gandhi and the families of those killed, Nalini Sriharan told NDTV, “I am very sorry for him. We have spent so many years thinking about it and we are sorry.”
He said, “They have lost their loved ones. I hope they come out of that tragedy once and for all.” Nalini Sriharan’s comment came hours after he was released After spending 31 years in jail.
Asked if she plans to meet her daughter and settle in the UK, Nalini Sriharan said she will come with her husband.
The Supreme Court had yesterday ordered the release of Nalini and five others who were convicted in the 1991 assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by the Sri Lankan group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 1991, during an election campaign in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, by a suicide bomber.
Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination was seen as retribution for sending Indian peacekeepers to Sri Lanka in 1987, only to withdraw after losing more than 1,200 men in the war and facing allegations of human rights violations in the island nation. For.
Nalini Sriharan was asked if she would meet Rajiv Gandhi’s family, she said, “I don’t think he will meet me. I think the time has passed for him to see me.”
The Congress strongly criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to release Nalini Sriharan.
However, the verdict was welcomed by many in Tamil Nadu, where his incarceration has been an emotive issue, as many believe the seven locals convicted were part of the conspiracy without knowing its extent.
The court said its decision was based on the good behavior of prisoners and the release in May of AG Perarivalan, another convict in the case, stating that he was 19 years old at the time of his arrest and had been jailed for more than 30 years. I was living in , of whom 29 are in solitary confinement.