Vijay under fire over parole for Coimbatore blast convicts who targeted LK Advani, killed 58
The Tamil Nadu government granted 60-day parole to five men serving life sentences for the 1998 Coimbatore bombings targeting L K Advani. The BJP accused Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government of leniency towards convicted terrorists for political gain. The government defended the decision as part of standard parole procedures for long-term prisoners.