Metropolitan Magistrate S.Gopinath ordered that MDMK General Secretary Vaiko be remanded till April 17.

The Court made the order when he surrendered to Court in connection with a sedition case against him under Section-124(A)(Sedition) and 153(A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language) for allegedly expressing his views at a book release function at Rani Seethai Hall on July 15, 2009. He was taken to Central Prison amid tight security.