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A Twitter storm over a cartoon at a time when Indo-Sri Lankan relations are already being tested ...

Ramisms
A Twitter storm over a cartoon http://bit.ly/P3QEgt #india #ajstream
10:30 AM Sep 10 2012

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There's a fine line between protecting free speech and promoting a tasteless cartoon.

On Sunday, for some unfathomable reason, Lakbima – a newspaper with high circulation owned by a businessman who is very close to the Sri Lankan government – decided to run this cartoon depicting the Indian Prime Minister underneath an uplifted sari of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (one of 28 states of India).

This led to a Twitter storm:

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Lest we think of Twitter as just fodder for celebrities and sports stars, this is a reminder that Twitter is a great democratizing force that gives everyone a voice.

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