CHENNAI: The Youth Congress on Tuesday held a demonstration in front of the DGP office here urging the authorities to hang Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.Led by State Youth Congress president M Yuvaraja, the demonstrators raised slogans demanding the execution death sentence for the trio. The agitators also demanded the “arrest” of those supporting the convicts, including Nam Tamizhar Iyakkam leader Seeman.Speaking to Express, Yuvaraja said justice should be done on the issue in which over a dozen Tamils were killed, besides Rajiv Gandhi, in 1991. “We need justice. The case went up to the level of the Supreme Court and it was proven that the three men abetted in the spine-chilling crime. Now, to seek to overturn the judicial decision is not acceptable.” Strongly condemning the resolution adopted in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly seeking pardon for the death convict trio, he said the resolution must be “taken back and annulled”.Stating that the resolution was “brought suddenly succumbing to pressure and to score brownie political points”, Yuvaraja said the Assembly declaration went against the sentiments of the Tamil people. Traffic movement was disrupted in parts of Kamaraj Salai and Dr Radhakrishnan Salai in the city due to the agitation.
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