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Rajiv Gandhi case accused give up fast
Wednesday, 21 June 2006 - 2:12 PM SL Time
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Nalini and Murugan, convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and lodged in the Vellore Central Prison, gave up their six-day-old fast last night.
The couple began their fast on June 14 demanding their 15-year-old daughter Arithra, living in Sri Lanka, be given a student visa for studying in Tamil Nadu.
After receiving a message that the Indian High Commission in Colombo promised to `positively` consider their daughter`s visa application, Nalini and Murugan called off their fast, their advocate V Elangovan said here today.
Arithra, a Sri Lankan National, was born in the high-security Poonamallee Jail in Chennai when Nalini and Murugan were facing trial in the sensational case. She had been living with her grandparents in the Island Nation.
Arithra, who passed her tenth standard examination, had applied to the Indian High Commission in Colombo for a student visa.
While Nalini`s death sentence was commuted to life, the clemency petition of her husband Murugan, who too was sentenced to death, was pending before the President.
The couple had earlier gone on a week-long fast in December last year demanding issue of visa to their daughter to enable her to visit them in the prison.
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samanj
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21 Jun 2006 16:03:50 GMT Report for Abuse
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It is a pity. These tigers willing to die for the sun god by committing suicide but scared to fast unto death.
Probably, they are out of reach of VP & gang and also love to live despite being behind bars. |
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21 Jun 2006 16:08:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Hey genious.. the fast unto death was so the indian high commission will grant the girl visa, now that's done what's the point of fasting? |
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21 Jun 2006 16:19:18 GMT Report for Abuse
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| I hope ariththira and her parents one day will unite to live happily as a family!! |
Ruwani
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21 Jun 2006 16:22:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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The life of an Indian PM is very cheap. It just takes life imprisonments of two irrelevant LTTE scum.
Where is Maninder? |
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21 Jun 2006 18:20:26 GMT Report for Abuse
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| These 2 sitting in prison would have realised their mistake! God's punishment by keeping them away from their daugther! They should be grateful to Sonia Ghandi! |
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21 Jun 2006 18:29:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ruwani
The life of an Indian PM is very cheap
oney, you are wrong, in fact the INDIA has more democratic values than srilankan political animals. Do not forget that Indian PM was beaten by SL navy thug.BTW , in the past they have made lot of mess , Thileepan died too , but trying to correct it , is a good shine too. |
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22 Jun 2006 18:50:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thambi.
'Thileepan died too'.
Thileepan died fasting unto death wanting to upset the apple cart (First Peace Deal) But VP is so shrewed and prudent he was waiting for the promised Indian billions to be transfered to LTTE and then to upset the apple cart. In the meantime Theleepan died having started the fast too early or could not last the time taken to transfer the funds. |
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