Briefly SmartlyTamil News website Vikatan became inaccessible to users across multiple internet service providers (ISPs) after it published a cartoon showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his hands and feet cuffed and chained sitting next to US President Donald Trump.
MediaNama independently confirmed that different ISPs are showing different results to users when they search for Vikatan’s website.
Meanwhile, the government has not made any public announcement of takedown orders against the site.
Further, as per a report by The Hindu, a senior IT official said that the Ministry did not issue any blocking orders.
This situation also highlights the opacity and inconsistency in website blocking practices across Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

Website Vikatan inaccessible on ISPs, govt denies ordering it