On November 14, 2018, the High Court of Madras ordered to destroy 2,000 copies of a book that reportedly supports the banned Sri Lankan Tamil militant organisation LTTE.
Perarivalan was handed over to the police by his own parents who were assured that he would be sent back the ‘next day’ after a small interrogation. After 27 years, his parents are still waiting for that ‘next day’ to dawn.