Teesta Setalvad was the daughter of Atul Setalvad, a Mumbai-based lawyer. Notably, Teesta's paternal grandfather MC Setalvad was India's first and longest-serving Attorney General.
The committee is led by former Chief Justice of India S A Bobde and it has been tasked to table the recommendations on how the courses in the regional languages can be rolled out.
Addressing the media after meeting Udhayanidhi, Arputhammal said, "We have been meeting the political leaders and thanking them for rendering their voice for Perarivalan's release."
The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul has on Thursday- May 19 pronounced the verdict of a one-year prison sentence for the Congress leader.
When his acquittal is being on the table of debate with a certain people opposing the verdict, a former Supreme Court judge has said that Perarivalan should have been released much earlier.
Earlier, the court has observed that the incident was three decades old and that there was no enmity between the accused and the victim and that no weapon was used by the accused.
The apex court was of the view that the inappropriate delay in deciding Perarivalan's early release plea by the Governor under Article 161 has warranted his release.
