Noted cartoonist commits suicide

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.

Padmanabha (54), former president of Karnataka Cartoonists’ Association, may have ended his life over financial problems, the jurisdictional Chennammanakere Achchukattu police said.
A native of Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district, Padmanabha was working for ‘Kannada Prabha’ as a senior news cartoonist.

Known for his political cartoons, Padmanabha had a large fan following.