India: Administration Backlash over a Political Cartoon and it's Aftermath

The recent arrest of an university professor in West Bengal, India, over a humorous political cartoon has been met by stiff resistance and protest both online and offline. On his blog Pabitraspeaks, blogger Pabitra Mukhopadhyay discusses how the incident is another in a slew of recent incidents that have negatively impacted the image of the state's Chief Minister, Ms. Mamata Banerjee.

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