Kutch: Reacting to the arrest of a Jadavpur University professor in Kolkata for posting a cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the internet, former Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi said on Saturday cartoons are integral to democracy.
Trivedi, who had to quit the Union Cabinet after he fell foul of Ms Banerjee for increasing train fare in rail budget and had to eventually resign on her directive, said in Kutch: "I feel cartoons are integral part of healthy democracy."
If a person is "standing on one's feet", he or she should not be perturbed by cartoons, Mr Trivedi said, speaking in Gujarati.
"Cartoons cannot destroy your image. It is the people who make your image and it is they who destroy it," Mr Trivedi said.
West Bengal police on Friday arrested Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra of Jadavpur University for posting a cartoon of Ms Banerjee on a popular social networking site.
"Only thing is a cartoon should be healthy and it should not be in bad culture," Mr Trivedi added.
Trivedi, who had to quit the Union Cabinet after he fell foul of Ms Banerjee for increasing train fare in rail budget and had to eventually resign on her directive, said in Kutch: "I feel cartoons are integral part of healthy democracy."
If a person is "standing on one's feet", he or she should not be perturbed by cartoons, Mr Trivedi said, speaking in Gujarati.
"Cartoons cannot destroy your image. It is the people who make your image and it is they who destroy it," Mr Trivedi said.
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West Bengal police on Friday arrested Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra of Jadavpur University for posting a cartoon of Ms Banerjee on a popular social networking site.
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"Only thing is a cartoon should be healthy and it should not be in bad culture," Mr Trivedi added.
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