<p>Acclaimed cartoonist S V Padmanabha (in pic), who had worked with many leading Kannada dailies, committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in Sreenivasanagar, off Kathriguppe Main Road, on Wednesday morning.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Padmanabha (54), former president of Karnataka Cartoonists’ Association, may have ended his life over financial problems, the jurisdictional Chennammanakere Achchukattu police said. <br />A native of Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district, Padmanabha was working for ‘Kannada Prabha’ as a senior news cartoonist. <br /><br />Known for his political cartoons, Padmanabha had a large fan following.<br /></p>
<p>Acclaimed cartoonist S V Padmanabha (in pic), who had worked with many leading Kannada dailies, committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in Sreenivasanagar, off Kathriguppe Main Road, on Wednesday morning.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Padmanabha (54), former president of Karnataka Cartoonists’ Association, may have ended his life over financial problems, the jurisdictional Chennammanakere Achchukattu police said. <br />A native of Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district, Padmanabha was working for ‘Kannada Prabha’ as a senior news cartoonist. <br /><br />Known for his political cartoons, Padmanabha had a large fan following.<br /></p>
