Sedition in speech/book is sedition but not in petition?

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4.3.17

Vaiko surrenders in sedition case, held

.............. The case relates to the release of Vaiko's book `Naan Kutram Sattugiren' (I Am Ac Kutram Sattugiren' (I Am Accusing You), a compilation of the MDMK leader's letters to the then prime minister Manmohan Singh in 2009. The book was released in 2009 at a function in Rani Seethai Hall on Anna Salai in Chennai. .................

https://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Vaiko-surrenders-in-sedition-case-held-04042017013004

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The understanding is:  "Sedition in speech/book is Sedition, but not in a petition (filed in a Court of law)".