Saturday August 27, 2011 08:21:15 AM, IANS

Chennai: DMK chief and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi Friday appealed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to spare the lives of three convicts facing death sentence for involvement in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.

In a statement issued here, Karunanidhi said: "The major ruling party at the centre - the Congress party and its chief Sonia Gandhi should come forward and save the three lives."

He said with few days left to take a decision in this regard, the state and the central government should take all necessary action to cancel the death sentence to the three.

President Pratibha Patil had Aug 11 rejected the mercy petitions of Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan -- all linked to the LTTE and sentenced to death for involvement in the assassination.

The three are to hang Sep 9.

 

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