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‘Brazen overreach’: Editors Guild urges Centre to unblock Tamil news site ‘Vikatan’

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The website was blocked after the publication of a cartoon depicting PM Modi, with his hands and legs chained, sitting across US President Donald Trump.

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Tamil Magazine Faces Ban Threat After Modi Cartoon

A century old legacy magazine ‘Vikatan’ is under the threat of ban. ‘We will continue our cartoons’ – says the Editor

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‘Brazen overreach’: Editors Guild urges Centre to unblock Tamil news site ‘Vikatan’

The website was blocked after the publication of a cartoon depicting PM Modi, with his hands and legs chained, sitting across US President Donald Trump.

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The blocking of Tamil website ‘Vikatan’ for displaying Prime Minister Modi’s cartoon affronts critical journalism

Earlier this month, the 125 year old website published a cartoon of Prime Minister Modi shackled, with U.S. President Donald Trump ridiculing him, as a satirical commentary on the Indian government’s silence over undignified deportation of various Indians from the U.S. Days later, the website went invisible. The government’s blocking of the website without supplying any reasoning is another blow to press freedom in the country.

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AIM calls out MeitY for allegedly muzzling Tamil-based Vikatan website

New Delhi: The Association of India Magazines (AIM), on Tuesday, issued a statement calling out the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for allegedly blocking vikatan.com, a website run by Tamil-based magazine publisher Ananda Vikatan.  The alleged shunning of the website was done on the pretext of a controversial political cartoon published by the website showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi in chains. Issuing the stateme…

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Modi’s Cartoon in Tamil Magazine and India’s Disquiet

A cartoon that depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi sitting handcuffed next to US President Donald Trump has stirred a hornet’s nest in Tamil Nadu.

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Central Government Block Vikatan’s Website Over A Political Cartoon, Is Press Freedom At Risk?

Central government has blocked the website of the prominent Tamil magazine Vikatan (www.vikatan.com) after a complaint filed by Tamil Nadu BJP President, K. Annamalai. The complaint centered around a political cartoon published on the cover of Vikatan Plus, which sparked significant controversy, leading to the website’s shutdown on February 15, 2025. The political cartoon, which was seen as objectionable by BJP supporters, ignited a public outcr…

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