Yuva Morcha state secretary lodges complaint against cartoon that won Lalithakala Akademi award

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Yuva Morcha has lodged a complaint with the police against the cartoon award of the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi. Yuva Morcha state secretary BG Vishnu has lodged a complaint with the DGP against the cartoon which won the honorary award.

The Akademi had recently selected a cartoon that shows representatives of various countries attending a COVID-19 medical summit in which the Indian representative is depicted as a cow with an orange shawl draping it. In his complaint, Vishnu alleged that the cartoonist and those holding responsible positions were trying to insult the country. The complaint has been lodged against cartoonist Anoop Radhakrishnan, Lalithakala Akademi Nemom Pushparaj and the secretary.