quot;Chandraswami had a hand in the plotquot;

CHENNAI, MAY 13: Ranganath, the Indian released from the Chennai Central Prison on Wednesday, has said he is ready to reveal all the details of the plot to assassinate former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, including quot;who financed Sivarasan,quot; to the Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency MDMA.

quot;It is godman Chandraswami who is the godfather,quot; Ranganath told waiting mediapersons at the entrance of the Chennai Central Prison soon after he was released at 6.29 pm. He, however, did not elaborate on the subject. The motive behind Rajiv8217;s killing was to create a political vacuum in the country, Ranganath said.

quot;I was the only person who stayed with Sivarasan and I was forced to harbour the one-eyed Jack 8211; the mastermind behind the assassination,quot; Ranganath said adding that he had disclosed this to the then Special Investigation Team SIT chief D R Karthikeyan. quot;But I was silenced,quot; Ranganath claimed.