MDMK's Vaiko arrested for sedition, sent to 15-day judicial custody

The case against Vaiko was registered for a speech he gave in Chennai in 2009 .

Senior Tamil Nadu politician and leader of the MDMK party Vaiko was arrested for a 2009 sedition case on Monday. Vaiko who was produced before a magistrate was later sent to 15 days judicial custody. A sedition case was registered against the MDMK leader Vaiko in 2009 by the Chennai police for his speech warning that India would not remain a united single country if the war against banned outfit, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, in Sri Lanka was not stopped.

His arrest came as a sudden move on Monday. Vaiko, who was produced before the magistrate did not furnish a bail bond, following which he was remanded in judicial custody. Vaiko's passport is currently seized.

A first information report was filed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act against Vaiko, who had also been slapped with charges of inciting people to indulge in violence in 2009. A staunch supporter of the LTTE, Vaiko had made inciteful statements warning that 'bloodbath' would take place in Tamil Nadu if anything happened to the then LTTE leader V Prabhakaran. He had also said there was nothing wrong in youth taking to arms and joining the LTTE in its fight against the Sri Lankan army.

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