A.G. Perarivalan

Former Convict

Indian Jolarpet, Tamil Nadu

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Quick Info

ProfessionFormer Convict
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth30/07/1971
Age54 years
BirthplaceJolarpet, Tamil Nadu

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Bio/Wiki

Nickname(s)Aviru

Physical Stats & More

Height180 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Education
  • Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Diploma in Desktop Publishing (from Tamil Nadu Open University)
  • Bachelors of Computer Application (from IGNOU)
  • Master of Computer Applications (from IGNOU)

Personal Life

College/UniversityIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Family

FatherT. Gnanasekaran (retired government teacher and poet)
MotherArputham Ammal
Siblings
  • A G Anbumani
  • A G Arulselvi (assistant professor at Annamalai University)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. AG Perarivalan is an inmate among seven serving life sentences in the assassination case of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
2. The Supreme Court of India upheld Perarivalan's death penalty in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case on 11 May 1999.
3. Perarivalan spent 23 years on death row before the Supreme Court commuted his sentence to life imprisonment on 18 February 2014.
4. On 18 May 2022, the Supreme Court of India ordered the release of A.G. Perarivalan, citing the inordinate delay in deciding his mercy plea.
5. Perarivalan was arrested at the age of 19 for purchasing 9-volt batteries used in the bomb that killed Rajiv Gandhi.
6. Perarivalan authored an autobiography titled 'An Appeal from the Death Row', claiming he was implicated through a confession obtained under duress.
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