Celebrating economic distress with ‘free schemes’ & World Cup cheers ‘with a cough’
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Celebrating economic distress with ‘free schemes’ & World Cup cheers ‘with a cough’

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

   
Sajith Kumar | X (formerly Twitter) /@sajithkumar

Sajith Kumar | X (formerly Twitter) /@sajithkumar

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

In today’s featured cartoon, Sajith Kumar alludes to the assembly elections in five states. He particularly draws on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and the BJP’s ‘commitment’ towards the ‘welfare of the poor’ in Chhattisgarh.
Molitics | X (formerly Twitter) /@moliticsindia

Satish Acharya, too, joins the troop by illustrating on the lines of the upcoming assembly elections. He highlights the government’s nature of distracting people with ‘promises’ like free rations while actually doing nothing about the existing poverty.


EP Unny | The Indian Express

EP Unny, in his latest illustration, talks about the rising pollution in the national capital, which has fogged the excitement and possibility of the Cricket World Cup matches.

Cartoonist Alok | X (formerly Twitter) /@caricatured

Cartoonist Alok Nirantar illustrates batting virtuoso Virat Kohli, who slammed a record-equalling 49th one-day international century as he drew level with legendary Sachin Tendulkar.