Supreme Court of India criticizes cartoonist for controversial Modi cartoons, orders post deletion.

The Supreme Court of India has criticized cartoonist Hemant Malviya for his controversial cartoons depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS, calling his conduct "inflammatory" and "immature." The court has asked Malviya to delete the post and issue a statement disavowing objectionable comments. Malviya's plea for anticipatory bail was denied by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which said he had misused his freedom of speech. The Supreme Court also expressed concern over the abuse of the right to free speech and expression.