Robert Payas was also accused in the case as accused No. 9. A Sri Lankan citizen, Payas arrived in India on September 20, 1990 with his pregnant wife.
Their first child had been killed allegedly in action by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) when she was just a 45-day-old baby.
He was arrested on June 18, 1991, and gave statements in TADA custody against the IPKF, and on his close links with the LTTE.
Perarivalan said he was the closest to Payas among the convicts.
“He came to Madras for the second delivery of his wife as northern Lanka was already battered then. Payas’s wife, sister, and the newborn child were in Saidapet jail for a few months before they were let off. The child, born in India, now lives in the Netherlands, and his wife lives in Sri Lanka.
"What made us best friends was that like me, he too is a non-believer, and we both love books. He was also a celebrated cook in prison during festival days,” Perarivalan said (as reported in 'Indian Express')
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