I am so agitated right now that I am not being able to write more now. Its time for action which I will take it if this man is declared guilty. Will update soon......
The actual Image mailed by Ambikesh Mahapatra which took him to jail |
Herblock Cartoon on Richard Nixon |
Well today it is really shameful that this happened. Already people have joined the blame game and are throwing dirt on each other. I have seen the said image and have even liked it and let me say it out loud that I have even shared it with my friends who in return have liked it. Mind you I am one of those who voted for Mamata in hope for a better government inspite of not having any political allegiance whatsoever. Blunders after Blunders made by this new government have made me feel ohhhh God we have created a monster. I am an amateur cartoonist and caricaturist and if Ambikesh Mahapatra gets prosecuted under any act then that will basically tell me that I will not have the right to draw political cartoons sitting in West Bengal. Overall as a vote giving citizen I find this impossible to accept.
There were times when cartoons changed governments worldwide because they reflected public sensibility. Cartoon wise the 'controversial image' is not a pure cartoon and is a play of images and Idea. But the word cartoon does not mean Cartoon Network, Alice In Wonderland and Disney. In light of this mess I would like to point out a simple search in google with Mamata Cartoons thus providing the Government with enough evidence to arrest people and put the charges of sedition.