AG Perarivalan alias Arivu is one of the convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. He is accused of purchasing and supplying the nine-volt battery used in the improvised explosive device (IED) that blew up and killed former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on 21 May 1991.
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AG Perarivalan was born on Friday, 30 July 1971 (age 51 years; as in 2022) in Jolarpet, Tamil Nadu. He has a diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering, which he had completed before his arrest. He was 19 years old when he was arrested in 1991. While in jail, he completed Class 12 in 2012 with 91.33 percent marks, the highest among all prisoners. Subsequently, he also obtained Bachelor of Computer Applications and Master of Computer Applications degrees from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) while still in jail.
In picture: AG Perarivalan in his youth
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
family and caste
parents and siblings
His father, T Gnanasekaran (age 78 in 2020) was a Tamil teacher in a government school in Jolarpet. Gnanasekaran also wrote poems in Tamil under the pen name Kuyildasan. His mother Arputham Ammal is a housewife since her marriage. She is running from jail to jail, lawyer’s office and courts to get the release of her son. Thousands of people in Tamil Nadu fondly call her Arivamma (Arivu’s Amma).
Perarivalan with his parents
He has two sisters, his elder sister AG Anbumani is an engineer in the Department of Rural Development, and his younger sister AG Arulselvi teaches at Annamalai University.
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict AG Perarivalan with his father and sister after being released by the Supreme Court on May 18, 2022
Relationships and children
Perarivalan is unmarried.
arrest and punishment
On 11 June 1991, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Perarivalan from his residence in Periyar Thidal, Chennai to investigate the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Later, a case was registered under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. [TADA] A case was registered against Perarivalan for his alleged role in the murder and he was found accused of purchasing and supplying 9 volt batteries for an explosive device to Sivarasan, the mastermind of the murder. On 28 January 1998, a special TADA court in Chennai sentenced all 26 people, including accused AG Perarivalan, to death in the case. Perarivalan was convicted of conspiracy (IPC 120-B) and murder (IPC 320) in this case. On 11 May 1999, the Supreme Court of India sentenced AG Perarivalan to death. On 18 February 2014, a Supreme Court division bench comprising the Chief Justice of India, P. Sathasivam, and Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Shiv Kirti Singh commuted Perarivalan’s death sentence to life imprisonment along with two other convicts, Murugan and Santhan. Since then he is lodged in Puzhal Central Jail, Chennai.
Big revelation after 26 years
There have been a few twists and turns in the story of Perarivalan. It is also believed that AG Perarivalan was the victim of a flawed investigation. Significant progress was made in the case 26 years after his arrest. On 27 October 2017, ex-CBI officer V. Thiagarajan filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court of India, claiming that he was the one who had recorded Perarivalan’s confession in 1991 when the investigation process was going on. He further said that he omitted a part of Perarivalan’s confession, in which he had confessed that he was unaware of the fact that the batteries he had purchased and given to mastermind Sivarasan would be used in the IED that killed Rajiv Gandhi. Will put. He also cited a wireless message dated May 7, 1991, which was sent by key conspirator Sivarasan to Pottu Amman, a top LTTE functionary. In the message, Sivarasan can be heard saying, “No one knows our intention except the three of us” – himself, Subha and Dhanu (the suicide bomber). Perhaps there is a possibility that Perarivalan was not informed about the conspiracy. However, in 2018, the CBI rejected former CBI interrogator V. Thiagarajan’s claims that he had deliberately left out a part of Perarivalan’s confession. The CBI report further stated that Perarivalan was deeply involved in the conspiracy to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi.
publication
An Appeal from the Death Row (Rajeev Murder Case – The Truth Speaks): Written by Perarivalan, this book was released by AB Bardhan, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India, before Perarivalan’s death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Was. , The book describes Perarivalan’s side as a death row convict in prison; Including the events, facts, handling of the case and Perarivalan’s letters and appeals for justice. This book is available in three languages Hindi, English and Tamil.
Cover of AG Perarivalan’s book, An Appeal from the Death Row (Rajeev Murder Case – The Truth Speaks)
Pictured: (from right): Perarivalan’s mother Arputham Ammal, CPI(M) general secretary AB Bardhan, MDMK leader Vaiko, CPI leader D. Raja, and Jagmohan Singh
release
On 18 May 2022, after serving more than 30 years of prison sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Perarivalan was released after the Supreme Court used its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution to order his release. I went.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Perarivalan gives coaching classes to co-prisoners who are preparing to appear for various examinations from the jail.
- He also runs a music band with jail inmates.
- Inspired by Perarivalan, Ponnappan, a former prisoner, runs an educational trust named “Perarivalan Educational Trust”, which provides free education to underprivileged children of Tamil Nadu.
- Due to his prolonged imprisonment, Perarivalan has developed high blood pressure and other health problems.
- In 2016, Perarivalan suffered serious injuries after being attacked with an iron rod by another life-convict inside the prison.
Perarivalan was being taken to the Government Medical Hospital after being attacked by a prisoner
- Perarivalan failed to get bail or parole until August 2017, 27 years after his arrest, when he was granted a month’s parole to spend time with his ailing father. Parole was extended for one more month.
Perarivalan’s mother performing aarti welcoming her son after 27 years
- In November 2019, Perarivalan was granted parole again to attend his sister’s wedding.
Perarivalan with his family members and relatives at his younger sister’s wedding
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