Lokmat faces ire over piggy bank illustration depicting ISIS funding

November 30, 2015 13:34

Parliament has been adjourned till 2:05 pm.

In other news: Offices of the Marathi newspaper Lokmat witnessed angry protests on Sunday by outraged Muslims who claimed that the newspaper had insulted their faith by publishing a blasphemous picture.

Copies of the newspaper were burnt at various cities in Maharashtra and the protesting men demanded the arrest of the editor and the artist who drew the illustration. A couple of offices are reported to have been attacked too, as the editor extended an immediate apology.

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