AG Perarivalan, one of the life convicts in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, was enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Monday, 27 April 2026, as reported in The Hindu.
Perarivalan, 54, is expected to practise at the Madras High Court. His enrolment follows his release in May 2022, when the Supreme Court of India invoked its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to grant remission, citing the length of his incarceration.
He had been arrested in June 1991, weeks after Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a suicide bombing during an election rally at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. Perarivalan was among seven individuals convicted in the conspiracy case. His death sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
Following his release, Perarivalan pursued legal studies at Dr B. R. Ambedkar Law College in Bengaluru under the Karnataka State Law University. He completed his law degree in 2025 and passed the All India Bar Examination in the same year.
Speaking on Monday, Perarivalan said his experience with prolonged litigation led him to study law. He stated that he intended to work on issues related to prisoners who lack legal assistance, including those awaiting premature release.
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