The Tamil Nadu government’s decision to grant 60 days’ parole to five life convicts of the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case, has received backlash from BJP and triggered a row in the state.
In a post on X, Thirupathy said, “Granting long-term parole to those involved in the bombing incident that shattered many families is not only an insult to the memory of those who lost their lives but also a grave betrayal to the survivors. Terrorists must fully serve the sentences imposed on them. “Mohammed Ansari, Mohammed Ali, Monappa alias Mohammed Hasan, Mohammed Azam, and Nawab Khan were convicted as guilty. Planned and executed by the banned ‘Al-Umma’ terrorist organization ahead of an election campaign rally, this attack was a brutal massacre against innocent people.
Tamil Nadu BJP’s chief spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy said that granting parole to men who helped plant bombs that tore apart families is an insult to the dead and a betrayal of the living. He added that the decision shows the government’s “one-sided lenient approach” towards convicted terrorists. The BJP leader stressed that the terrorists must fully serve the sentences imposed on them as he said, “Justice for those affected by the Coimbatore bombing incident can never be compromised for political self-interest. The Supreme Court itself described this act as “most heinous” and refused to grant bail to these convicts,” Thirupathy said on X.
