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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|09|22|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|09|22|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Kalingapatty]], [[Sankarankovil]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]) | ||
| residence = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | | residence = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | ||
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Vaiko has said that India should retract its ban on the LTTE, claiming the ban was a shield to suppress freedom of expression and stifle the voice of the Opposition.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article797500.ece No justification for extending ban on LTTE, says Vaiko] The Hindu - 27 September 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/26/stories/2011062663810900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702054814/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/26/stories/2011062663810900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2011|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Lift ban on LTTE, demand MDMK lawyers|date=26 June 2011}}</ref> | Vaiko has said that India should retract its ban on the LTTE, claiming the ban was a shield to suppress freedom of expression and stifle the voice of the Opposition.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article797500.ece No justification for extending ban on LTTE, says Vaiko] The Hindu - 27 September 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/26/stories/2011062663810900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702054814/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/26/stories/2011062663810900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2011|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Lift ban on LTTE, demand MDMK lawyers|date=26 June 2011}}</ref> | ||
On 3 April 2017, Vaiko was jailed in for sedition case filed by DMK in their 2010 regime.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vaiko-jailed-for-sedition/article17769922.ece|title=Vaiko jailed in sedition case filed by DMK regime|last=Sivaraman|first=R.|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en}}</ref> | |||
The Case filed against Vaiko against the Sovereignty of India. Case filed in 2009 and Vaiko served for 56 days in a jail sentence. Vaiko Sentenced To 1 Year imprisonment And 10,000 Rupees fine. Few days after the judgment Vaiko made an appeal over the judgment. On listening to Vaiko's appeal Judge Adikasevalu ordered the suspension of the sentence imposed on Vaiko.{{cn|date=June 2020}} | The Case filed against Vaiko against the Sovereignty of India. Case filed in 2009 and Vaiko served for 56 days in a jail sentence. Vaiko Sentenced To 1 Year imprisonment And 10,000 Rupees fine. Few days after the judgment Vaiko made an appeal over the judgment. On listening to Vaiko's appeal Judge Adikasevalu ordered the suspension of the sentence imposed on Vaiko.{{cn|date=June 2020}} | ||
==Philanthropy== | ==Philanthropy== | ||
In 2005, Vaiko started the Marumalarchi Blood Donors' Club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/23/stories/2006022307350400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906005953/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/23/stories/2006022307350400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2006 |title=Marumalarchi blood donors save boy's life |date=23 February 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-02-04}}</ref> Vaiko has launched many engagement programmes in rural areas with the participation of villagers.<ref>{{cite web |title=More about Tank Desilting Program |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/13/stories/2004101305610500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041127101543/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/13/stories/2004101305610500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 November 2004 |language=en |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 October 2004}}</ref> Vaiko has undergone a month-long [[padayatra]] in Tamil Nadu for the interlinking of interstate rivers in India.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/10/18/stories/2004101813620400.htm Padayatra boosted MDMK's image: Vaiko]</ref> Vaiko during the time he represented Sivakasi Constituency in Loksabha conducted several medical camps for his constituents. He conducted medical camps for physically disabled people in his constituency with the help of Sri Venkateshwara Medical College, Thirupathi. Thousands of people afflicted by polio attended the camp and were given medical aid including corrective surgery at Thirupathi and Whitefield, Bengaluru and post-surgery aid, equipments, etc,. He conducted medical camps for providing the Hepatitis B vaccine for children and provided vaccines for 65000 children in his constituency. Considering the logistics and the planning involved in providing the vaccines in three doses to 65000 children, the program was successful without a hitch. And considering the fact that all these medical camps were organized by Mr. Vaiko without any government help and with his own money, it itself states the philanthropic nature of the leader. | In 2005, Vaiko started the Marumalarchi Blood Donors' Club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/23/stories/2006022307350400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906005953/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/23/stories/2006022307350400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2006 |title=Marumalarchi blood donors save boy's life |date=23 February 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-02-04}}</ref> Vaiko has launched many engagement programmes in rural areas with the participation of villagers.<ref>{{cite web |title=More about Tank Desilting Program |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/13/stories/2004101305610500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041127101543/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/13/stories/2004101305610500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 November 2004 |language=en |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 October 2004}}</ref> Vaiko has undergone a month-long [[padayatra]] in Tamil Nadu for the interlinking of interstate rivers in India.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100315215030/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/10/18/stories/2004101813620400.htm Padayatra boosted MDMK's image: Vaiko]</ref> Vaiko during the time he represented Sivakasi Constituency in Loksabha conducted several medical camps for his constituents. He conducted medical camps for physically disabled people in his constituency with the help of Sri Venkateshwara Medical College, Thirupathi. Thousands of people afflicted by polio attended the camp and were given medical aid including corrective surgery at Thirupathi and Whitefield, Bengaluru and post-surgery aid, equipments, etc,. He conducted medical camps for providing the Hepatitis B vaccine for children and provided vaccines for 65000 children in his constituency. Considering the logistics and the planning involved in providing the vaccines in three doses to 65000 children, the program was successful without a hitch. And considering the fact that all these medical camps were organized by Mr. Vaiko without any government help and with his own money, it itself states the philanthropic nature of the leader. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||