ADMK workers file mercy plea

The apex court had dismissed the appeals filed by Nedunchezhian 41,a ward secretary of the party; Ravindran 44,secretary of local unit of MGR Forum; and Muniappan 52,a panchayat president,while describing their crime as brutal,diabolical,grotesque and cruel.

After being intimated about dismissal of their appeal on Wednesday,the three handed over their mercy petition to the jail superintendent of Vellore central prison,which will automatically stay the execution till the President takes a decision on their plea,sources said.

Senior AIADMK leader D Jayakumar and the party8217;s Rajya Sabha member P H Manoj Pandian,both advocates,met them at the prison on Wednesday,but refused to speak to the media waiting outside.