Shanthan, who was about to come to Sri Lanka, death
It has been reported that Shanthan from Sri Lanka, who was in jail for more than 25 years in the case of Rajiv Gandhi’s murder, died of natural causes while receiving treatment for his ill health.
In other words, in 1991, when former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was murdered while he was visiting Tamil Nadu for election campaign, 07 people were arrested in this murder case.
Also they were serving prison sentence for more than 25 years.
In this situation, with the efforts of the Tamil Nadu government and some Sri Lankan Tamil support organizations, 07 people were released a few months ago, but he died today while he was on his way to Sri Lanka.
It has been reported that he passed away while undergoing treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital, Chennai.