To The Gallows

SHANMUGA VADIVELU, 48, financed the hit squad and harboured Sivarasan and otheraccomplices at Pollachi before escaping to Bangalore.

BHAGYANATHAN, 30, was the first to be ar rested in the case. His Chennai home was agathering place for the assassination squad and he ran a printing press financed by theLTTE.

BHASKARAN, 65, a local Tamilian used by Sivarasan in arranging hideouts.

D. VIJAYANANDAN, 50, a Sri Lankan Tamil who helped Sivarasan in fixing safehouses.

S. VIJAYAN, 34, was used by the ‘one-eyed Jack’ Sivarasan in arranginghideouts.

T. VIGNESWARAN, 35, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment in the Padmanabhamurder case, travelled with Sivarasan to Bangalore.

MURUGAN, 24, one of Sivarasan’s confidants, indoctrinated Nalini and groomedher as a companion for Dhanu, the human bomb, and accomplice Subha.

SUSEENDRAN, 34, who trained in handling firearms in Jaffna, returned with Sivarasanto India in December 1990.

IRUMBORAI, 36, was arrested in the high seas off Rameswaram. Two letters, includingone addressed to LTTE chief Prabhakaran, were recovered from him.

RANGANATH, 40, a Bangalore-based Tamil, harboured Sivarasan, Subha and five otheraccomplices in his house at Konanakunte after the assassination.

S. JAYAKUMAR, 34, fixed the hideout in Kodungaiyur for Sivarasan and his team afterthe assassination.

J. SHANTI, 30, wife of Jayakumar, also helped in arranging hideouts for theconspirators.

DHANASEKARAN, 46, in whose tanker the assassination squad fled from Pollachi toBangalore.

RAVICHANDRAN, 28, who was trained in handling firearms in Jaffna, returned to Indiawith Sivarasan in December 1990 and arranged hideouts after the assassination.

SANTHAN, 28, an LTTE militant who was a close confidant of Sivarasan, functioned asa vital link for the conspirators.

SELVALUXMI, 32, a local Tamilian, helped arrange safehouses for Sivarasan.

PADMA, 55, is the mother of Bhagyanathan and Nalini. Her home was a meeting pointfor the conspirators and she helped in running a printing press financed by the LTTE.

ATHIRAI, 30, was deputed by the LTTE high command to fix hideouts in Delhi and toassist Kanakasabapthy.

NALINI, 33, A former stenotypist, is the only surviving member of the five-memberassassination squad. Has  been convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Codeof murder on 16 counts.

PERARIVALAN, 26, a diploma holder in electricals, purchased batteries for Sivarasanused in detonating the belt bomb. Only other accused besides Nalini charged under Section302 of IPC.

SHANKER, 32, was arrested in Vedaranyam and had Nalini’s phone number on him;this was instrumental in her arrest.

KANAKASABAPATHY, 74, was deputed by the LTTE high command to fix hideouts in Delhiif it were to be an alternative venue for an assassination bid.

RANGAN, 34, drove Sivarasan to various destinations before and after theassassination.

ROBERT PAYAS, 30, who arrived in Tamil Nadu as a ‘refugee’ in 1984, wasengaged by Sivarasan in arranging safehouses.

SUBHA SUNDARAM, 55, a freelance photographer whose studio was frequented by LTTEleaders, deputed Haribabu to film the assassination. Later  tried in vain to retrievethe camera.

J. RUBAN, 24, who had one of his legs amputated, was deputed to Jaipur to fix ahideout.