A government-backed arts group in Kerala, India, has refused to rescind an award for a political cartoon depicting Bishop Franco Mulakkal after a complaint from the state’s Catholic bishops.

The Kerala Lalithakala Akademi on Monday rejected the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Front government’s order to review its decision about a cartoon of rape-accused bishop Franco Mulakkal, PTI ...

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Thiruananthpuram (Kerala) [India], June 12 (ANI): Kerala Lalita Kala Akademi on Wednesday decided to re-evaluate the award given for cartoon featuring Bishop Franco as a rooster.

The Catholic Church in Kerala has condemned a cartoon of rape-accused bishop Franco Mulakkal that depicted him as a rooster, claiming that it is vulgar and humiliates Christian symbols, PTI ...