Stalin meets Perarivalan, Arputhammal, shares picture

CHENNAI: AG Perarivalan, who was recently released after Supreme Court verdict, met Chief Minister MK Stalin along with his mother Arputhammal and his family. A picture posted by Stalin on his official Twitter account showed both of them hugging and sharing an emotional moment.

Check the picture here:

மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் @mkstalin அவர்களை சென்னை விமான நிலையத்தில், பேரறிவாளன் அவர்கள் சந்தித்து தனது விடுதலைக்காக தமிழ்நாடு அரசு மேற்கொண்ட நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு நன்றி தெரிவித்து வாழ்த்துப் பெற்றார். pic.twitter.com/uSongSaHH3

— CMOTamilNadu (@CMOTamilnadu) May 18, 2022

Invoking its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the release of A G Perarivalan, who has served over 30 years in jail in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

AG Perarivalan, his mother Arputhammal and other members of their family meet Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin in Chennai.

A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao said the Tamil Nadu state cabinet's advice recommending the premature release of all seven convicts in the case was binding on the governor.

Welcoming the judgement, Chief Minister M K Stalin said it could find a place in the "justice-law-political-administrative history."

He recalled that the state had placed firm arguments in the court on Perarivalan's plea before the SC.

The outcome of the case reflected the Tamil Nadu government's efforts to establish the state's rights as it made clear that only the state government can decide on the matter and that the Governor could endorse its decision, he said.