| Ready. |
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| I am V.R. Krishna lyer,
that's my name. |
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| I was a lawyer, later a Minister, |
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| after that I was a Judge.
Now I am 88 years old. |
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| Based on my experience, |
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| I strongly support abolishing
the capital punishment. |
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| This is not my personal view. |
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| From time immemorial it has
been a part of our tradition. |
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| Gandhi also used to say, |
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| God has given this life, |
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| only God has the right to take it. |
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| Neither court nor the state has
any right on it. |
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| Kindly note that death penalty
is another kind of, |
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| judicially sanctioned murder. |
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| Thank you. |
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| My name is Munuswamy. |
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| I have hanged 46 people till date.
- Do you feel guilty? |
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| What? |
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| Do you feel guilty of taking
so many lives? |
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| Initially I had guilty feeling, |
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| but now it has become
my profession. |
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