T Suthendraraja, also known as Santhan, one of the seven convicts freed in the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, died at a Chennai hospital on Wednesday, a hospital official said.
Santhan, a Sri Lankan national, had been admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital for treatment a few days ago. He passed away at 7:50 am after suffering a cardiac arrest, hospital dean Dr. V Theranirajan said.