A court here today granted bail to MDMK chief Vaiko, who had been in jail since April 3, in a sedition case of 2009.

Police had registered a case under IPC sections 124 (sedition) and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, place of birth, residence,
language) against Vaiko for a speech he had given while releasing his book, Naan Kutram Sattugiren (I am Making the Accusation), in 2009.

The charge-sheet in the case was filed in 2010. However, the trial is yet to commence.
On April 3 this year, Vaiko had appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate S Gopinathan and filed a surrender petition.