With church bodies raising their eyebrows over the State Lalithakala Akademi’s selection of a cartoon on former bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, for the annual award, the State government has decided to ask the Akademi to review its decision. He said that while the government believed in being fair and transparent regarding selection of works for awards, the cartoon, Vishwasam Rakshathi (Faith protects) by K.K. It cannot agree with such attempts,” Mr. Balan wrote on Facebook, explaining why the government has asked the Akademi to review the decision. Father Antony Thalachelloor, secretary of the Syro Malabar Media Commission, welcomed the State’s decision to review the award, but took exception to the chairman of the Akademi continuing to endorse the decision. Cartoon AcademyMeanwhile, Kerala Cartoon Academy secretary Thomas Antony rued the move to review the awards decided by a jury comprising senior cartoonists P.V.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2019 15:35 UTC