<p> A day after praising Chief Minister J Jayalalitha for taking bold decision to free the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M Karunanidhi made a U-turn on Thursday and said the Tamil Nadu government has mishandled the issue of releasing the accused without following the rules.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“It (state government) has not followed the due process. It was a hasty decision,” he said.<br />Quoting a couplet of ancient saint Thiruvalluvar, he pointed out “Decisions taken without thought will only lead to further problems”. Karunanidhi said the state government has acted in a similar way.<br /><br />He said a month ago, the state government has opposed the parole application filed by Nalini, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.<br /><br />Karunanidhi also reiterated the view that capital punishment must be abolished in India also as has been done in 142 other countries.<br /><br />The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said it will examine the procedural lapse in the Tamil Nadu government's decision to grant remission and release within three days the seven convicts in the case.<br /><br /> On Wednesday, Jayalalitha announced that the government would release the seven convicts, giving three days for the Centre to respond to the proposal.</p>
<p> A day after praising Chief Minister J Jayalalitha for taking bold decision to free the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M Karunanidhi made a U-turn on Thursday and said the Tamil Nadu government has mishandled the issue of releasing the accused without following the rules.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“It (state government) has not followed the due process. It was a hasty decision,” he said.<br />Quoting a couplet of ancient saint Thiruvalluvar, he pointed out “Decisions taken without thought will only lead to further problems”. Karunanidhi said the state government has acted in a similar way.<br /><br />He said a month ago, the state government has opposed the parole application filed by Nalini, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.<br /><br />Karunanidhi also reiterated the view that capital punishment must be abolished in India also as has been done in 142 other countries.<br /><br />The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said it will examine the procedural lapse in the Tamil Nadu government's decision to grant remission and release within three days the seven convicts in the case.<br /><br /> On Wednesday, Jayalalitha announced that the government would release the seven convicts, giving three days for the Centre to respond to the proposal.</p>
