Judge V. Navaneetham's judgement runs into 2,000 pages and comes six years after the assassination. Congress spokeswoman Najma Heptullah said the verdict still fell short of uncovering an elaborate conspiracy. The culprits were known. But there was also a conspiracy behind it. They believe that LTTE chief Prabhakaran or someone equally high up in that terrorist organisation was offered a very lucrative deal to carry out the assassination.
Several theories continue to do the rounds although there is no evidence to support any.
Mrs Sonia Gandhi's statement that most of those who made Rajiv Gandhi's assasination easy were still active in politics could be viewed in this context. The material contained in this document is for your personal use and may not be distributed, sold or used for any commercial purposes. See Legal Disclaimer. K Media Private Limited , All Rights Reserved, 1999.