Air India’s ‘great offer’, the ‘poha test’ and no ‘jan ki baat’
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Air India’s ‘great offer’, the ‘poha test’ and no ‘jan ki baat’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

   
Alok Nirantar | Sakal Media Group

Alok Nirantar | Sakal Media Group

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.

In today’s featured cartoon, Alok Nirantar takes a dig at the Narendra Modi government’s decision to sell 100 per cent stake in the debt-laden Air India.

Sandeep Adhwaryu | The Times of India

This Republic Day, Sandeep Adhwaryu hints at how scores of people have taken to the streets in the past few months, especially against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 which they claim violates the constitutional rights of citizens.

Sajith Kumar | Deccan Herald

Sajith Kumar takes on BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya’s recent statement that he detected some “Bangladeshis” among construction labourers working at his house because they were eating “only poha” (flattened rice). As unlikely as it seems, poha has now become a topic of contention.

 

Mika Aziz | Twitter

As PM Narendra Modi gave his first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ of the year, Mika Aziz asked what was the scope for “jan ki baat” (voice of the public).

R. Prasad | The Economic Times

R. Prasad takes a dig at the “holy confluence of the high and mighty” as Sadhguru arrives at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.

Satish Acharya | Sify

Satish Acharya on what people missed out on while former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah’s picture went viral recently. He has been under detention since 5 August 2019.