Perarivalan was held at the age of 19 and spent t over three decades in jail as part of his life sentence

Former PM Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated at poll rally in Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur by woman suicide bomber Thenmozhi Rajaratnam (Dhanu) belonging to LTTE

Perarivalan is released on parole to meet his ailing father

Perarivalan’s mother moves SC; TN sends proposal to Centre, seeks remission of life sentence of 7

EX-CBI officer V Thiagarajan, who interrogated Perarivalan, tells SC that Perarivalan’s statement that he had no idea for what purpose the batteries would be used was omitted

Centre rejects Tamil Nadu govt’s remission proposal

SC grants bail to Perarivalan, after considering the fact that he spent over 30 yrs in prison

AG Perarivalan (19) is arrested; accused of buying two nine volt batteries (used in the bomb) for Sivarasan – LTTE man who masterminded the assassination; CBI registers case against Perarivalan and several others under TADA

SC commutes death penalty of Perarivalan, others to life imprisonment

Perarivalan, few others file mercy petition; Madras HC stays execution orders

Political parties in Tamil Nadu unanimously adopt resolution seeking release of all 7 convicts

Apex court not keen on granting any further adjournments on Perarivalan’s plea

Madras HC extends Perarivalan’s parole by two weeks

SC grants TN governor a week’s time to decide on the state govt’s proposal to release all convicts

DMK comes to power in TN; CM M K Stalin writes to President for early release of convicts; he also grants parole to Perarivalan on medical grounds

Trial court orders death penalty for Perarivalan and 25 others

Supreme Court acquits 19 people; upholds death penalty awarded to Perarivalan, Nalini, Murugan, Santhan; court also commutes death penalty of three others to life sentence

Centre tells SC that TN guv said the Prez is competent authority to deal with remission of sentence