Vaiko

He said that the BJP government at the Centre has passed labour laws without discussing with the trade unions and benefitting corporate companies

Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Upper House, Vaiko said for the past 38 years, fishermen from Tamil Nadu have been targeted repeatedly by the Sri Lankan Navy and their boats destroyed

MDMK General Secretary Vaiko said the government betrayed Sri Lankan Tamils following their abstention from the UNHRC vote on resolution on promoting reconciliation and human rights in Sri Lanka

Vaiko, who was present in the court, said he never sought any leniency

Taking a dig at Vaiko, Radhakrishnan said the MDMK supremo broke away from DMK, accusing it of conspiring against him and had vowed to teach a lesson to the party

Vaiko will be sent back to Chennai by a Malaysian Airlines flight tonight

Vaiko was later taken to Central Prison at Puzhal and was lodged there