Aseem Trivedi (born 1987) is a renowned Indian political cartoonist and activist, best known for his anti corruption campaign Cartoons Against Corruption. He is a founder member of Save Your Voice, a movement against internet censorship in India. He has been awarded the Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award for 2012 by Cartoonists Rights Network International.
He was arrested three days ago in Mumbai on charges of sedition, was released from the central Mumbai prison ( Arthur Road jail) at around 1.15 pm on Wednesday.
Soon after Trivedi (27), a Kanpur resident, stepped outside the prison gate, he was welcomed with a garland by Indian Against Corruption (IAC) activist, Mayank Gandhi.
Amidst the slogan, Inquilab Zindabad and Bharat Mata ki Jai, Trivedi went to a nearby Buddha Vihar where he offered his respect to Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar. It was difficult for the police to handle the law and order and the commandos posted for convicted terrorist, Ajmal Kasab's security came to handle the situation.
The media personnel, wanting to have a snap of Trivedi, jammed the road.
"We will continue our fight against corruption. We want the sections of sedition to be removed from the IPC. This is the section under which Pandit Nehru, Lokmanya Tilak and Ghandhi ji were booked. It should be scrapped now," Trivedi said while addressing the media outside Buddha Vihar.
He said that he would speak in detail during his press conference at Mumbai Press Club at 4 pm on Wednesday.
He was arrested three days ago in Mumbai on charges of sedition, was released from the central Mumbai prison ( Arthur Road jail) at around 1.15 pm on Wednesday.
Soon after Trivedi (27), a Kanpur resident, stepped outside the prison gate, he was welcomed with a garland by Indian Against Corruption (IAC) activist, Mayank Gandhi.
Amidst the slogan, Inquilab Zindabad and Bharat Mata ki Jai, Trivedi went to a nearby Buddha Vihar where he offered his respect to Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar. It was difficult for the police to handle the law and order and the commandos posted for convicted terrorist, Ajmal Kasab's security came to handle the situation.
The media personnel, wanting to have a snap of Trivedi, jammed the road.
"We will continue our fight against corruption. We want the sections of sedition to be removed from the IPC. This is the section under which Pandit Nehru, Lokmanya Tilak and Ghandhi ji were booked. It should be scrapped now," Trivedi said while addressing the media outside Buddha Vihar.
He said that he would speak in detail during his press conference at Mumbai Press Club at 4 pm on Wednesday.
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