'Freedom of speech being abused': SC amid Modi, RSS cartoons row

The Supreme Court on Monday said the right to freedom of speech and expression was being “abused” while hearing the plea of a cartoonist accused of sharing objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers on social media.

- Abraham Thomas

Questioning the reason for sharing the cartoons, a bench of justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar said, “Look at these cartoonists and stand-up comedians, what they do... Particularly these youngsters have come up. They have no maturity. In this case, he is an adult of about 50 years, which is much worse.”