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Cartoonist Manjul Receives Second Intimation from X on Six-Year-Old Cartoon of Mamata Banerjee

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Cartoonist Manjul received a second intimation from social media platform X on Sunday about a six-year-old cartoon of chief minister Mamata Banerjee from Kolkata Police, citing an objection, just four days after receiving a similar communication from X about an objection raised by the Bengal Police. The cartoon, published in May 2019, highlighted the wave of defections from the TMC to the BJP before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. This is the first time Manjul has received two intimations from any social media platform and also from two agencies of the same state.

Key Takeaways:

  • Manjul received a second intimation from social media platform X on Sunday about a six-year-old cartoon of chief minister Mamata Banerjee from Kolkata Police, citing an objection.
  • The cartoon was published in May 2019 and highlighted the wave of defections from the TMC to the BJP before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
  • This is the first time Manjul has received two intimations from any social media platform and also from two agencies of the same state.
  • The platform's letter on Sunday to Manjul states that X has received a request from Kolkata Police regarding his X account, @MANJULtoons, that claims the following content violates the Information Technology Act, 2000 of India.
  • Manjul said this is the first time he had received objections from the law enforcement agencies of the same state on the same cartoon and that it shows how the state machinery is misusing the police.
  • The post in question was not removed by X till Sunday evening.

Statistics:

  • 6 years: The age of the cartoon that received objections from the Bengal Police and Kolkata Police.
  • 2: The number of intimations manjul received from social media platform X in less than a week about the same cartoon.
  • 2019: The year the cartoon was published and the Lok Sabha elections took place.
  • 1: The first time Manjul has received two intimations from any social media platform and also from two agencies of the same state.

Sources:

  • "Cartoonist Manjul receives second intimation from X on six-year-old cartoon of Mamata Banerjee". [Source: ABP Live].
  • "Kolkata Police sends legal notice to X over cartoon of Mamata Banerjee". [Source: Times of India].

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