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Cartoons cannot be stopped by law: JU professor

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Press Trust Of India
Last Updated : Aug 15 2012 | 12:03 AM IST

A Jadavpur University professor awarded compensation of Rs 50,000 by the West Bengal Human Rights Commission for being arrested after he emailed a cartoon allegedly derogatory to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, today said such spoofs could not be stopped by laws. "Cartoons cannot be forcibly stopped by law despite efforts by the state government. Students and youths will never accept such action," Mahapatra told reporters here.

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First Published: Aug 15 2012 | 12:03 AM IST

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