Cartoonist Anoop Radhakrishnan files police complaint against cyberbullying
The Hindu
Art work won honourable mention at recent Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Awards
Cartoonist Anoop Radhakrishnan has filed a complaint with the cyber cell of the police against “cyberbullying” by persons who claimed that one of his cartoons made in March 2020 brought dishonour to India.
He said he had been receiving abusive calls from hundreds of people, who appeared to have even posted his phone number online over the last two days. He said he was forced to shut down his phone on account of the torrent of abusive calls.
The cartoon by Mr. Radhakrishnan had won honourable mention at the recently announced Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Awards, but the Bharatiya Janata Party had been quick to criticise the Akademi and the cartoonist for what it said was bringing a bad name to the country.