The Madras High Court ordered the Union government to restore the Ananda Vikatan website, blocked for publishing a controversial cartoon of PM Modi and President Trump. The central government's action faced backlash from political leaders, including Tamil Nadu's chief minister, who condemned it as an attack on press freedom.
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