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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 .

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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.

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

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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