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That the verdict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case is a stirring vindication of the resolute and exacting efforts of the CBI’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) is as clear as day. In
delivering his judgment, the Designated Judge of the TADA Court has endorsed not only the incriminatory core but most of the major details in the SIT’s chargesheet. The conviction of all
the 26 accused, the acceptance of almost all the major individual charges framed against them and the concurrence that the conspiracy in this case was hatched by the highest rung of
the LTTE leadership have together placed an extraordinary judicial stamp on the exertions of those who worked to bring the assassins of the former Prime minister to book. Whether all the
26 accused should have been sentenced to death which is probably a record of sorts is something that is likely to be debated and, like the convictions themselves, is bound to
be challenged in the Supreme Court. But in arriving at this stern and uncompromising decision. Mr. Justice V.Navaneetham seems to have been influenced by couple of factors. First, by the profound
and convulsive impact Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination had on the democratic process in India. Second, and arguably just as important, because it is important that the verdict has a strong deterrent impact.
As the judge himself has suggested, only a severe punishment will dissuade “potential offenders” and deter Indians for associating with any terrorist organization to do such diabolical and heinous crimes”. In
this context, it is imperative to remember that the SIT’s investigations particularly when it focused on the role of Tiruchi Santhan, former head of the LTTE’s political wing based in Tamil
Nadu revealed a murky and insidious nexus between the Sri Lankan militant organization and its sympathizers in Tamil Nadu, among them Dravidian politicians and Tamil chauvinists. The verdict would have served
delivering his judgment, the Designated Judge of the TADA Court has endorsed not only the incriminatory core but most of the major details in the SIT’s chargesheet. The conviction of all
the 26 accused, the acceptance of almost all the major individual charges framed against them and the concurrence that the conspiracy in this case was hatched by the highest rung of
the LTTE leadership have together placed an extraordinary judicial stamp on the exertions of those who worked to bring the assassins of the former Prime minister to book. Whether all the
26 accused should have been sentenced to death which is probably a record of sorts is something that is likely to be debated and, like the convictions themselves, is bound to
be challenged in the Supreme Court. But in arriving at this stern and uncompromising decision. Mr. Justice V.Navaneetham seems to have been influenced by couple of factors. First, by the profound
and convulsive impact Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination had on the democratic process in India. Second, and arguably just as important, because it is important that the verdict has a strong deterrent impact.
As the judge himself has suggested, only a severe punishment will dissuade “potential offenders” and deter Indians for associating with any terrorist organization to do such diabolical and heinous crimes”. In
this context, it is imperative to remember that the SIT’s investigations particularly when it focused on the role of Tiruchi Santhan, former head of the LTTE’s political wing based in Tamil
Nadu revealed a murky and insidious nexus between the Sri Lankan militant organization and its sympathizers in Tamil Nadu, among them Dravidian politicians and Tamil chauvinists. The verdict would have served
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