Perarivalan seeks bail, says ‘stalemate’ over his release is ‘completely political’

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea for bail filed by Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict, A.G. Perarivalan, who said that the "stalemate" over his release from pris

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea for bail filed by Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict, A.G. Perarivalan, who said that the "stalemate" over his release from prison is "completely political". Perarivalan is seeking bail till his plea for mercy is decided. The case would come up before a Vacation Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari. "After sleeping over for five years in the Article 161 (pardon) petition and sitting over the recommendation of the State Cabinet to release the petitioner for more than good two and half years, the Union of India, on February 4, has filed an affidavit [in the Supreme Court] stating that Governor has sent the petition to the President, whereas the law is clear that Governor does not have independent discretion," Perarivalan, represented by advocates Prabu Ramasubramanian and K. Paari Vendhan, contended