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Rajiv Gandhi's assassination could be a catch 22 for the Centre

659 views · Published 10 September 2018 · 2:18 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: ThePrint · 2018 · News & Politics

The Tamil Nadu cabinet’s decision to recommend the release of all the seven convicts is an effort to put the ball in the Centre’s court. It is quite clear that the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu wants to whip up Tamil sentiments by recommending their release.

All the convicts have served close to 27 years as part of their sentence, which if you look at through the humanitarian lens stands in favour of the convicts.
But we should not forget the bigger picture because India has a different stand on issues of terrorism on the international platform. In fact, India needs to take a stand else it will send a wrong signal to the world that we could let a terrorist go scot-free. And, if this happens in the case involving assassination of a former PM, it would set a bad precedent.

This will be the dilemma that the Centre will face. We could expect the ministry of home affairs to sit on the file since it is a political hot potato.

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Rajiv Gandhi's assassination could be a catch 22 for the Centre

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