The cartoonist has been critically vocal about the Narendra Modi government’s handling of the pandemic.

The Indian government has moved legally to take action against the Twitter account of cartoonist Manjul, the social media company has informed him.

On Friday, Manjul tweeted out an email from Twitter stating that the government had sought action against his profile instead of a specific tweet, claiming it “violates the laws of India”.

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“We have not taken any action on the reported content at this time as a result of this request,” the email said, suggesting he could seek legal

counsel and challenge the government’s request in court. Moreover, Twitter said that Manjul could also voluntarily delete the content or contact civil society groups.

Since the email does not specify which tweet violated the law, Manjul tweeted that it would have been better if the government clarified it.

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