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.
Dalai Lama toes Centre’s line?
R. Prasad, in The Economic Times, has his take on Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama’s statement that former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for the India-Pakistan Partition in 1947.
Modi overshadows opposition unity
Gokul Gopalakrishnan, in The Asian Age, takes a jibe at the opposition, particularly Congress president Rahul Gandhi, being outmanoeuvred by the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) once again. On Thursday, the NDA nominee, Harivansh Narayan Singh of the JD(U), was elected as the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha (RS), after beating the Congress nominee B.K. Hariprasad.
Bangalore in no mood to party
Nala Ponnappa takes a dig at residents, who had protested against the loud music, and alleged unruly behaviour of the pub goers at Indira Nagar of Bengaluru.
Right to pray violently?
In First Post, Manjul illustrates the controversy surrounding the Kanwar Yatra this year, in the wake of a spate of violent incidents involving the kanwariyas in the past years.
Modi-Shah duo trump Rahul Gandhi
Satish Acharya, in Mail Today, also highlights the Modi-Shah combined victory in the Rajya Sabha elections, juxtaposing it with the Congress’ failure to reach out to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).