A few weeks back Cartoonist Bala drew a cartoon which showed a naked Nellai Police Commissioner, Collector and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister covering their private areas with cash and closing their eyes to a child's burning body. This particular cartoon went viral on the social media.
The self-immolation of a family shook the entire state and Cartoonist Bala vented his rage with such a photo. In this case, Bala was arrested at his home on a complaint by the Tirunelveli District Collector Sandeep Nandhudri. Nellai SP Arun Sakthi Kumar said, "Tirunelveli collector filed the complaint by October end and an FIR was registered and he was arrested.
He will be taken into custody and brought to Nellai for further investigations." A case was filed under Section 501 (Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory) of the IPC, and it is to be read with section 67 (Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the IT act.
However, no one came in support for the cartoonist and most of them said him as Public Toilet Wall Scribbler, Casteist, Misogynist who masks his ugliness with his Tamil Nationalistic credentials. Most of them even said he don't have any respect for Freedom of Speech. He earlier shamed DMK party leader Kalaignar.
