Rajiv Gandhi Killing: As Politics Takes Precedence, Convicts' Wait for Release Gets Longer With Tamil Nadu governor passing the buck to the Centre and both Dravidian parties willing to extract their share of political mileage, the fate of the seven convicts remains in limbo. A.G. Perarivalan. Photo: PTI Rights08/Feb/2021 Chennai: Hours before the Tamil Nadu governorâs decision to toss the ball on the release of seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi case back to the Centre, chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami was making an impassioned speech at the state assembly expressing hopes of a “positive decision by the governor”.