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, Mika Aziz weighs in on the fact that India’s wait for the Ayodhya verdict, which has been awaited for decades, just got longer.
Manjul on PM Narendra Modi and the BJP’s propensity to court both Mahatma Gandhi as well as Veer Savarkar, who represent opposite ends of the ideological spectrum.
Kirtish Bhatt takes a dig at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement blaming former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan for the current NPA crisis. The cartoonist suggests that the BJP probably needs several “Jawaharlal Nehrus” — whom it criticises for many of India’s problems — to blame its shortcomings in different fields, from economy to education and security.
Satish Acharya illustrates India’s fall by nine ranks on the latest Global Hunger Index, satirising the dismal results to take a jab at the country’s apparent appetite for social media forwards.
Gopal Shoonya, too, comments on India’s dismal ranking on the Global Hunger Index.