DECCAN INQUIRER e news bi-weekly EDITOR: NAGARAJA.M.R .... VOL.22 .. .ISSUE...44……31/05/2026 ‘Role of Vaiko, Karunanidhi in Rajiv assassination not probed’ The chief investigating officer of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, K Ragothaman, has alleged that the then DMK leader Vaiko, as a prosecution witness, turned hostile and escaped the charge for perjury at the behest of the former SIT chief D R Karthikeyan. In his book ‘Conspiracy to kill Rajiv Gandhi – from CBI files’, Ragothaman said that during the investigation more than 500 video cassettes were seized, including a cassette titled ‘In tigers cave’ revealing Vaiko’s clandestine visit to the LTTE area in Jaffna. “He was speaking vulgarly about Rajiv Gandhi and spitting venom on Rajiv. It is also found that he met Pottu Amman when he was introduced to him by Prabhakaran. Vaiko was not questioned on this. Also, he was made witness to speak about his conversation with Prabhakaran while he was kept in the As...
DECCAN INQUIRER e news bi-weekly EDITOR: NAGARAJA.M.R .... VOL.22 .. .ISSUE...43……28/05/2026 PIL - Cancel Bharatha Rathna Award Editorial : PIL - Cancel Bharath Rathna Award ? An Appeal to Honourable Supreme Court of India Refer : PIL application no through darpg : DEPOJ/E/2025/0007287 Letters written by ambedkar to british government are Self explanatory. Evidences. Based on pictures of correspondence between ambedkar and british government , it points to active participation of dalits in british army to loot our country , to conquer bharath and support extended by ambedkar to british government. Bharath Rathna is highest award of our land and must be given only to persons who worked for our country but not against it. In this backdrop we appeal to you to order GOI to check in ...