Chronology of Events

May 21, 1991: Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassinated at an election rally by an LTTE suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur near here.

May 20, 1992: Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CBI files the chargesheet in the case before the TADA Designated Court at Poonamallee here.

Jan 28, 1998: TADA Court awards death sentence to all 26 accused.

May 11, 1999: Supreme Court sentences Nalini, Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan to death; commutes death sentence of three others to life; frees 19 others.

Oct 8, 1999: Dismissing their appeals, Supreme Court confirms the death sentence awarded to Nalini, Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan.

Oct 17, 1999: The four death row convicts send clemency petitions to Tamil Nadu Governor.

Oct 27, 1999: Governor rejects the clemency petitions.

Nov 25, 1999: Madras High Court quashes Governor's rejection of clemency petitions; directs the Governor to pass a fresh order after obtaining the state Cabinet's views.

Apr 19, 2000: State Cabinet chaired by then Chief Minister M Karunanidhi decides to recommend commuting the death sentence of Nalini alone.

Apr 21, 2000: Governor accepts Cabinet decision to commute death sentence of Nalini.

Apr 28, 2000: State government forwards clemency pleas of Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan to the President.

Aug 12, 2011: Union Home Ministry communicates to state Government about President's decision to reject clemency petitions.

Aug 26, 2011: Execution of three convicts fixed for September 9, 2011.

Aug 30, 2011: Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts resolution urging the President to commute the death sentence of the three.

Aug 30, 2011: Madras High Court stays execution of Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan on their plea. Petitions transferred to Supreme Court later.

May 1, 2012: Supreme Court says it would hear the petitions of three convicts.

Feb 18, 2014: Supreme Court commutes the death sentence on grounds of delay in disposing their mercy pleas. The court also says the state government may consider releasing the convicts under the powers vested with it.

February 19, 2014: State Cabinet decides to immediately release Santhan, Murugan, Perarivalan, Nalini, Robert Pious, Jayakumar and Ravichandran; sends its decision to Centre under Section 435 CrPC 

HUMANITARIAN AND POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS BESIDES CENTRAL GOVT's DISCRETIONARY POWERS ARE INVOLVED.

FEB 20,2014 

SUPREME COURT STAYS TN GOVT MOVE TO RELEASE ALL RAJIV GANDHI'S KILLERS. STATUS QUO TO MAINTAIN TILL FURTHER NOTICE BY SC.

Chidambaram is a snob with poor credentials. His english is good but convoluted. But his biases are too obvious--anti-hindi, anti-UP.

He had no business insulting any officer at an inter-departmental or even one-to-one meetings.

Sudhir Krishna Secretary Min of Urban Development, acted appropriately as an officer. He chose not to take things lying down.Let the eggheads of India unite against the political class.

I understand that several Secretaries hold grudge against Chiddu for being impertinent at meetings.

The PM cannot help.He is the last among Equals.If he admonishes PC, he could get a dressing down from 10-Janpath.

He is a SARDAR, but, not ASARDAR !!!

Krishna’s protest to Cab Secy and Kamal Nath may not help due to high stature of Thiru Chidambaram Be that as it may, such ministerial shenanigans are on the increase, of late.

What has happened to the steel frame of bureaucracy? 

Why are Cabinet Secretary and Pulok Chatterjee,Pr Secy to PM,sorry, super PM at 10 Janpath, reticent about this 

Sachin Tendulkar is a national icon who was conferred Bharat Ratna in November 2013. 

Before that he had received several honours such as:  Arjuna Award( 1994); Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award (1997); Padma Shri (1999); Padma Vibhushan (2008). He was the first sportsperson without aviation background to be conferred the honorary rank of Group Captain in 2011.  Tendulkar was nominated as Member, Rajya Sabha in 2013.

Against this backdrop, Sachin Tendulkar posed for BMW 18 Hybrid car at the Auto Expo 2014 held in Feb 2014. He has been regularly endorsing commercial products even after conferment of Bharat Ratna and getting paid for it. This is simply disgusting.

Will the Govt of India (MHA) prescribe appropriate guidelines proscribing misuse of the highest civilian award of India.

BENI PRASAD VERMA (NOT FIT TO BE EVEN A PEON.) JUSTIFIES  DOLING OUT  FREEBIES TO JOURNOS FOR BUYING CHEAP  PUBLICITY. 

PAID JOURNALISM IS LEGITIMISED.PRESS COUNCIL CHAIRMAN,JUSTICE KATJU IS UNRUFFLED.  MOST REPREHENSIBLE.

THE INSENSITIVE AND LOUD MOUTH BENI  HOLDS CHARGE OF TWO CASH-RICH PSUs: SAIL and NMDC. THE PUBLICITY BUDGET OF BOTH IS PHENOMENAL. THE VISIBILITY OF PSUs'  CMDs IN MEDIA,IS EXCESSIVE. ALL AT COST OF PUBLIC MONEY.

THE MINISTER JUSTIFIES WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE IN THE FACE OF AUSTERITY MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY MOF. SURELY, INDIA IS  A COUNTRY OF HUGE PARADOXES.

EXTREME HYPOCRISY, WAYWARD, TAINTED MINISTERS, GOOD-FOR-NOTHING PM, POLICY & IMPLEMENTATION PARALYSIS, BAD GOVERNANCE, GROWING INFLATION, CORRUPTION SCAMS. 

ALL POWERS IN  HANDS OF  EXTRA-CONSTITUTIONAL  DYNASTY.

THE DIVISIVE  CONGRESS PARTY SURVIVES BY CREATING A DIVIDE BETWEEN INDIAN HINDUS AND MUSLIMS.IT IS THEIR STAPLE DIET.

 LET THE CONGRESS  STOP PRETENDING ABOUT IGNITING ANTI-SIKH RIOTS OF 1984 WIITH BRITISH HELP.  NO APOLOGIES.

THIS IS INDIA, THAT IS, BHARAT THAT PROFESSES EQUALITY, LIBERTY AND FRATERNITY.

FOR HOW LONG, WILL THE “GARIB AADMI” CONTINUE TO SUFFER THESE INDIGNITIES ?

CAN WE EXPECT A BREAKTHROUGH OUT OF THE IMPASSE ?

Caste-based reservations upto 49%,is an electoral fraud in India. This must be scrapped forthwith.  

The doctrine of "third generation" as enunciated by the Paswans,is a farce for SC.ST,and OBC. The disadvantaged categories in these communities have remained untouchables even after 67 years. 

 There are wheels within wheels. Are we aware of hierarchies existing within SC/ST and OBC. The higher sub-castes within SC treat their lower sub-castes as untouchables. They do not marry intra-caste. Same in ST and OBC categories.

Is this not hypocrisy? 

Do people like Meira Kumars, Sheljas, Poonias,Mayavatis deserve special privileges at the cost of public exchequer and national integration. Reservation has remained a tool for vote bank politics and dividing indian societies.  

Every hindu is a "shudra" by birth. Any Shudra could become a "suvarna" or "brahmin" by hard labour , not by receiving undeserved , out-of-turn privileges. 

The SC/ST candidates get unlimited chances for UPSC exams and separate cut-offs in merit. More or less, similar facilities for OBC. The mediocrity is perpetuated and merit becomes a casualty. The BSP advocates accelerated promotion through reservations in GOI. By this criteria , any junior could become senior to his/her seniors.

And then, we talk of "Governance deficit". 

This is without prejudice to any class/castes orcommunity.

I believe in a casteless society.