It was during the 42 days that he spent at Tiruchy Central jail for protesting at Kathirmangalam, that the chief coordinator of the Anti-Methane Project Movement, T Jayaraman wrote his book against river-interlinking. Only 100 copies have even been printed of this book which is merely 48 pages long. But the words it carries has spooked the government so much that it felt the need to invoke the draconian sedition law against the activist.

Out on bail, following his imprisonment for participation in the protests against ONGC at Kathiramangalam in Thanjavur district, Jayaraman has hardly had time to settle into a daily routine before this latest case against him.

On October 22, he launched his book titled 'Nadhigal Inaippum Aarugalai Pidingi Virkkum India' (Interlinking of rivers and India that snatches and sells rivers). Following this, a case has been booked against him under section 153 B (1)(b) of The Indian Penal Code for speaking against sovereignty and national integration.