![[2/9, 10:31] sekarreporter1: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the premature release of the 13 life convicts in the sensational Melavalavu massacre case. The 13 life convicts, belonging to an intermediate caste, were released in 2019 to mark the MGR centenary celebrations. They were convicted of the charge of hacking to death six members of the Scheduled Caste in 1997, including Melavalavu panchayat president Murugesan, near Melur in [2/9, 10:31] sekarreporter1: .](https://www.sekarreporter.com/wp-content/themes/hueman/assets/front/img/thumb-medium-empty.png)
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