Sedition case on May 17 Movement leaders

The case was registered against Gandhi, Periyasamy, Tyson and Arul Murugan for raising slogans and inflammatorily speech against the government. They were booked under the IPC Sections 153 (A) (1) (a) and (b) (by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise, promotes or attempts to promote, on grounds of religion, race, place) read with 505 (1) (b) (c) (inciting violence against army or navy or airforce personnel).

Meanwhile, following a complaint from Hindu Makkal Munnani founder coordinator V G Narayanan, North Beach police have registered another sedition case against Gandhi for allegedly making abusive remarks about Balakot attack by IAF.