Cartoonist Bala, held for ‘insulting cartoons’, freed

CHENNAI: Cartoonist G Bala, arrested for a cartoon that allegedly depicted officials and politicians in poor light, was granted bail by a Tamil Nadu court on Monday. Bala was arrested on Sunday on a complaint by Tirunelveli district collector Sandeep Nanduri for lampooning him, CM K Palaniswamy and a police official following the self-immolation of four of a family who were unable to pay back a loan from a loan shark.