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Today’s featured cartoon by Alok Nirantar focuses on the ongoing diplomatic row between India and the Maldives and the adoption of the #ChaloLakshadweep trend after some Maldives ministers passed derogatory remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Drawing on the India-Maldives row, Nala Ponnappa depicts a comparison between the promotions of Ayodhya for Ram Temple and Lakshadweep after the Maldives ministers’ comments.
Amid all the glitz and show around the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Sajith Kumar takes a satirical dig at the government’s tourism promotion strategies.
Cartoonist R Prasad, in his latest illustrations, draws on Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud’s recent visit to Gujarat for the inauguration of the district court, where he also offered prayers at the Dwarkadhish temple. The CJI referred to the dhwaja atop temples to explain to lawyers of the newly inaugurated court the importance of upholding the flag of justice.
Here, EP Unny condemns the recent attack on an Enforcement Directorate team of officers in West Bengal when they went to search the premises of TMC Zilla Parishad member Shahjahan Sheikh in connection with an alleged ration distribution scam.