While sharing the email on his Twitter account, Manjul wrote: “Jai ho Modi ji ki sarkaar ki [Hail the Modi government]”.
Popular political cartoonist Manjul has been informed by micro-blogging website Twitter that it has received a legal request from Indian law enforcement to take action against his social media profile. The notice received from Twitter was shared by the cartoonist on Friday.
“We have not taken any action on the reported content [@Manjultoons] at this time as a result of this request,” Twitter said.
Instead of pointing to specific tweet, the government has sought action against Manjul’s profile, claiming it “violates the law(s) of India”.
Twitter, in its email, suggested that the cartoonist can seek legal counsel and challenge the government’s request in court, contact civil society organisations for finding a resolution or voluntarily delete the content.
While sharing the email on his Twitter account, Manjul wrote: “Jai ho Modi ji ki sarkaar ki [Hail the Modi government]”.
जय हो मोदी जी की सरकार की! pic.twitter.com/VylSsI2tVX
— MANJUL (@MANJULtoons) June 4, 2021
The cartoonist has been a popular figure due to his hard-hitting sketches, taking potshots at the establishment for its failures time to time. He has also illustrated the grim reality of the devastating second wave of the pandemic in India and slow pace of the vaccination drive.
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