Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi likely to be expelled

Mumbai: Colors TV has said it would expel 'controvetrsial' cartoonist Aseem Trivedi from sixth edition of India's biggest reality drama Bigg Boss soon.

Ramdas Athawale, president of the Republican Party of India (Athawale), had sought Trivedi's expulsion as the cartoonist had "hurt the sentiments" of the Dalit community with his cartoons that had "grossly insulted" the national emblem and other constitutional symbols.

The channel had agreed to remove Trivedi from the show on coming Friday, following a meeting with the channel's representatives, The Hindu reported.

"Following the assurance given by Colors TV [to remove Trivedi], we have decided to put off our October 29 agitation against the reality TV show," the paper quoted Athawale as saying.

He had earlier warned the channel for giving the cartoonist 'undue prominence'.

The 25-year-old cartoonist, whose sedition charges had recently been revoked by the Maharashtra government, had debuted on Season 6 of the TV show.