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Aseem Trivedi

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Aseem Trivedi is a renowned Indian political cartoonist and activist, best known for his anti corruption campaign Cartoons Against Corruption. Aseem has been sent to police custody for a week for allegedly posting 'ugly and obscene' content on his web portal.
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The arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on charges of sedition has sparked outrage across the country, with his supporters alleging that it is politically motivated. Supporters say the Kanpur based cartoonist is being punished for backing Anna Hazare\'s anti-corruption campaign. In an interview to CNN-IBN, Aseem\'s father Ashok Trivedi agreed. Aseem drew cartoons for India Against Corruption (IAC) and during Anna Hazare\'s protest in December, that is why government is targeting him, he said. Ashok said his father, Rewashankar Trivedi, was a part of the Indian freedom struggle, having participated in Satyagraha. When Aseem was little, he would sit with his grandfather and listen to stories of the freedom struggle. There is no way he can do anything that amounts to treason, he said.
The Maharashtra government is likely to drop the charge of sedition against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi in the next 24 hours but he will continue to face charges under other laws for his cartoons, according to reports. According to media reports, even as the sedition charge is likely to be dropped, the other two charges under Section 66 A of Information Technology Act and Section 2 of Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, will not be withdrawn. Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil has reportedly asked Mumbai Police to drop the sedition charge. He has also assured that the process of seeking legal opinion in the case has begun. The development comes after Trivedi vowed not to apply for bail until the sedition charge against him was dropped.
Indian political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi speaks after he was released from jail on bail in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Trivedi whose drawings mock Indian government corruption was jailed on a sedition charge in an arrest that was widely condemned Monday as evidence of political leaders\' increasing intolerance of criticism.
Indian political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi gestures after he is arrested by the police on charges of mocking the Indian constitution in his drawings, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Police arrested Trivedi on sedition charges after his drawings criticizing government corruption irked the ruling Congress party.
Indian political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi gestures after he is arrested by the police on charges of mocking the Indian constitution in his drawings, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Police arrested Trivedi on sedition charges after his drawings criticizing government corruption irked the ruling Congress party. (AP Photo) INDIA OUT.
Indian policemen escort cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, center, after he was arrested on charges of mocking the Indian constitution in his drawings in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Police arrested Trivedi on sedition charges after his drawings criticizing government corruption irked the ruling Congress party.
The arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on charges of sedition has sparked outrage across the country, with his supporters alleging that it is politically motivated. Supporters say the Kanpur based cartoonist is being punished for backing Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign. In an interview to CNN-IBN, Aseem's father Ashok Trivedi agreed. Aseem drew cartoons for India Against Corruption (IAC) and during Anna Hazare's protest in December, that is why government is targeting him, he said. Ashok said his father, Rewashankar Trivedi, was a part of the Indian freedom struggle, having participated in Satyagraha. When Aseem was little, he would sit with his grandfather and listen to stories of the freedom struggle. There is no way he can do anything that amounts to treason, he said.
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Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi refuses to apply for bail

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