MDMK Chief Vaiko Convicted In Sedition Case [Read Judgment]

MDMK chief Vaiko was on Friday convicted by a city court here in a sedition case filed in 2009 by the Tamil Nadu government. He was sentenced to simple imprisonment for a year. Judge J Shanthi held him guilty of the offence of sedition. Vaiko, who was present in the court, said he never sought any leniency. A petition was filed to suspend the conviction enabling an appeal...