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Released convict says she was unaware of Rajiv assassinat­ion

Nalini expresses regret, says she wants to lead normal life with her family now

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Nalini, who was a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassinat­ion case, has said that she was not aware of the bid to assassinat­e the former prime minister.

She was speaking to the media persons yesterday. Nalini was released from Vellore central prison in Tamil Nadu on Saturday after the Supreme Court ordered the release of all the six convicts in the case.

Nalini told media that she would like to meet Rajiv’s family and that she was really sad about his killing.

She added that she wanted to lead a normal life after this. On whether she would be settling in Chennai or with her daughter in London, she said that she was yet to decide.

‘Family will be priority’

“Family will be my priority and I am not going to do anything profession­al. My whole life is totally destroyed already so I am going to take care of the family,” she added.

Nalini, her husband Murugan alias Sri Haran, Shanthan, Robert Payas, Jayakumar and Ravichandr­an were released from Vellore, Puzhal and Madurai prisons after the Supreme Court verdict.

The Supreme Court had earlier ordered the release of another convict, A.G. Perarivala­n from prison in May 2022 after a prolonged legal battle carried out by his mother.

 ?? ANI ?? Nalini addresses media a day after being released from jail following a Supreme Court order, in Chennai, yesterday.
ANI Nalini addresses media a day after being released from jail following a Supreme Court order, in Chennai, yesterday.

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