Priyanka Vadra, who has created a flutter by meeting one of the conspirators in her father Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, today said she does not believe in anger, hatred and violence and will not allow these to overpower her.

"It was a very personal visit and completely on my own individual initiative. I would be deeply grateful if this could be respected," she told reporters about her meeting with Nalini Sriharan in Vellore jail in Tamil Nadu last month.

Nalini, married to Murugan, sentenced to death in the assassination case, was also awarded capital punishment for involvement in the killing on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in the state. Her sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment after Sonia Gandhi pleaded for clemency for the sake of the convict's daughter.

"It is true that I met Nalini Sriharan in Vellore central jail on March 19, 2008. It was my way of coming to peace with the violence and loss that I have experienced," she said.

Recalling her mother's intevention in getting Nalini's death sentence commuted to life imprisonment, Priyanka said she did not believe in hatred and violence.

"I do not believe in anger, hatred and violence and I refuse to allow these things to overpower my life," she said.

Her brother Rahul Gandhi said "I have a different way of looking at these things. I don't have a problem either".

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