New Delhi, April 28 -- AG Perarivalan, 54, one of the life convicts in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Association of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry after being released on remission in 2022.

Perarivalan, wore the black robes on April 27 and plans to practise law at the Madras High Court, with a focus on providing legal aid to prisoners. He was arrested in 1991 at the age of 19 for allegedly supplying a 9-volt battery used in the explosive device linked to the assassination.

He was formally inducted into the bar association on Monday, with Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari taking part in the enrolment ceremony, according to PTI.

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