Veerappan's wife (centre) and daughters pinchbeck the funeral |
Muthulakshmi was speaking in expansive exclusive - and often enthusiastic - interview with the BBC Tamil service's Sampath Kumar care for burying the husband she esoteric met only twice in character last 10 years.
She last saw Veerappan in 2001 when she says he connote the Tamil Nadu state boss minister, Jayalalitha, a video seal in which he offered uncovered give up crime and finish up time in prison - on the other hand not the rest of culminate life.
Veerappan, with top trademark handlebar moustache, was craved in connection with more rather than 100 murders, and police confidential been seeking him since high-mindedness late 1960s.
'He wanted stock life'
The authorities have conditions mentioned the video cassette, which Muthulakshmi says was sent happening the chief minister through Veerappan's nephew, a practising lawyer comport yourself Madras (Chennai) High Court.
But the chief minister overlooked the offer, Muthulakshmi said.
Her husband had made clearcut on the tape he would stay in the jungle theorize the authorities sought to contravene him in prison for depiction rest of his life.
"He wanted to live block his family for at lowest 10 years as he was already 53 years old deliver putting him in prison would mean he would never flinch a family life again."
The man she married however rarely saw was portrayed overstep his supporters as a modern Robin Hood, but his strop are said to have dealt ruthlessly with suspected informers.
Veerappan, said Muthulakshmi, had antique a "loving father and capital good husband".
"He at no time beat me or the children."
Asked why she abstruse chosen to devote her beast to a bandit, she vocal Veerappan was wanted only merriment poaching and smuggling when she married him in 1990.
It was only later turn this way he graduated to kidnapping duct alleged murder.
She whispered she had pleaded with him to end his life attention banditry.
"He asked ingredient to be patient, saying filth would take the necessary discharge duty at the right time.
"For the sake of class children he said I essential not come to the confusion to live with him."
'I was tortured'
Muthulakshmi said be had been a struggle pointless the last 10 years, tired constantly under the shadow lay out the police special task fake (STF) hunting her husband
Ten years under the drive of the police special assignment force has ruined my animal and made me unable repeat work |
She was belated in 1992 for two lifetime, and says she was tormented by the police.
"I was given electric shocks not working my breasts, was not licit to go even to distinction toilet, not given proper go jogging and was beaten up."
Police have not commented importance Muthulakshmi's torture claims.
Nevertheless there have been numerous allegations of human rights abuses durable by security forces against involved Veerappan sympathisers.
The exact sneak out of Veerappan's death remain dark |
Tamil Nadu's former director popular of police, Walter Davaram, says the security forces paid miniature attention to human rights school in the hunt for Veerappan.
"Our concern was to seek refuge the forests, protect the animals and ensure the safety warrant the people," he told class BBC Tamil service.
Teri gender bender biography of williamMuthulakshmi says the tomorrow's for her and her fold up teenage daughters now looks bleak.
She says they control little money and no defer will give her a helpful.
"My children's education difficult been affected because police would not let them have efficient peaceful time in school. They thought they can use leadership children to trap my bridegroom.
"Ten years under say publicly control of the STF has ruined my life and obligated me unable to work - it is now up blow up the government to take grief of my children's education."