Perarivalan, Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict let out on remission, becomes a lawyer
A.G. Perarivalan, convicted in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was released on remission in 2022 and has now been enrolled as an advocate to practice at the Madras High Court. The Supreme Court had ordered his release using its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. Perarivalan, after spending over three decades in prison, formally joined the legal profession on April 27, 2026. His enrollment was carried out by the Bar Association of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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A.G. Perarivalan, one of the life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, released on remission in 2022 donned the black robes on Monday (April 27, 2026). He was enrolled to the Bar Association of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and will practice as an advocate in the Madras High Court.The Supreme Court on May 18, 2022, invoked its extraordinary powers to do complete justice under Article 142 of the Constitution and ordered the release of Perarivalan in the former Prime Minister’s 1991 assassination case.
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