A Tamil Nadu cartoonist has landed in trouble with the Tirunelveli police over a cartoon targeting the state administration over the immolation of a family hounded by loan sharks.

Cartoonist Bala was arrested from his residence in Chennai on Sunday by the Tirunelveli police following a complaint by the Tirunelveli District Collector Sandeep Nandhudri.

The cartoon that has the administration fuming shows a naked Nellai Police Commissioner, Collector and Chief Minister trying to cover themselves up with wads of cash, as they close their eyes to a child's burning body.