MDMK general secretary Vaiko was set to enter the Rajya Sabha after his nomination was accepted by the Returning Officer, ending the suspense over his prospects following a conviction handed to him in a sedition case.
Mr. Vaiko was sentenced to a year in jail last Friday by a special court for elected representatives in Chennai, in a sedition case for a speech made in July 2009. The DMK fielded advocate N.R. Elango as a back-up candidate in case Mr. Vaiko’s nomination was rejected, though the likelihood of that happening was low.
A total of 14 nominations were filed, of which papers of four candidates were rejected.
