‘Rahul has no objection to Perarivalan’s release’

The director, after his meeting with the Congress chief in New Delhi, said he sought Rahul Gandhi’s views on Perarivalan’s release and if he had any objection to it. 

“I made a request on Perarivalan’s release and I sought his (Rahul Gandhi) view. I asked him if he has any objection. He said he has no objection. If needed, he said he was willing to extend help for his release,” Ranjith said. Describing Perarivalan’s incarceration as a “thing of pain,” the director said he is an “ordinary man who has been languishing in jail for 27 years for buying a battery.” At the end of discussion (with Rahul Gandhi), “it suddenly struck me that I should make this request,” he said.