Stalin urges President to release seven convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case Updated: Updated: May 20, 2021 19:50 IST The Tamil Nadu CM points out that the convicts have been undergoing the agony of imprisonment for about three decades. Share Article Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Tamil Nadu CM points out that the convicts have been undergoing the agony of imprisonment for about three decades. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind requesting him to accept the State Government's recommendation in September 2018 and pass orders to remit the life sentences of all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. He also urged that the convicts S. Nalini, Murugan, Santhan, A.G. Perarivalan, Jayakumar, Robert Payas and P. Ravichandran be released immediately.