India, Oct. 20 -- 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.

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.

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...