Yoga Day drowns out the sound of music, and ‘ball-tampering’ that really hurts
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Yoga Day drowns out the sound of music, and ‘ball-tampering’ that really hurts

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

   

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

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

Irfaan | Twitter

Drawing on World Yoga Day, cartoonist Irfaan takes a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for celebrating the event with enthusiasm but ignoring the problems of unemployment and price hike, as also his promise of bringing the back black money stashed abroad by Indians.

 

Gokul Gopalakrishnan | Twitter

In his cartoon, Gokul Gopalakrishnan suggests that the hype around World Yoga Day eclipsed World Music Day, also celebrated on 21 June.

 

Sandeep Adhwaryu | Times of India

Sandeep Adhwaryu, in his cartoon for The Times of India, suggests that in Uttar Pradesh, where a 45-year-old was lynched this week, meditation wasn’t the only way to establish a connection with the divine.

 

Hemant Morparia | Twitter

Hemant Morparia, meanwhile, takes a dig at the controversy plaguing ICICI bank. With CEO Chanda Kochhar proceeding on leave pending a probe in the Videocon loan saga, the ICICI bank has created a new post to appoint a stand-in.

Kirtish Bhatt | BBC Hindi

It was also ‘International Selfie Day’ on 21 June, which inspired Kirtish Bhatt of BBC Hindi to take a dig at PM Modi’s famed love for selfies.

Sanket Jack | Twitter

Taking a dig at the ball-tampering incident involving the Australian cricket team, Sanket Jack suggests that England’s 242-run ODI victory after scoring a record 481 runs Tuesday held a lesson for the Aussies.

 

Rohan Chakravarty | Twitter

Cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty offers a take on the recent categorisation of giraffes into four groups based on the patterns of the patches on their skin.

 

Satish Acharya | Twitter

Cartoonist Satish Acharya takes a dig at the propensity among some supporters of political parties to reduce every issue — even day-to-day ones — to partisan tones.