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The Constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka, which has seen President Maithripala Sirisena dismiss Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replace him with his nemesis Mahinda Rajapaksa, has India closely monitoring the situation. Cartoonist Gokul Gopalakrishnan weighs in.
In The Economic Times, R. Prasad wonders if former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair joining the BJP could propel party chief Amit Shah’s ambition to come to power in Kerala.
On the other hand, Sajith Kumar takes a dig at the ISRO chief joining the saffron party, juxtaposing it with the promises made by the Narendra Modi government.
In Midday, Manjul takes a jibe at US President Donald Trump turning down Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Republic Day invite.
In Sify, Satish Acharya depicts CBI as a parrot whose power is limited.
Mika Aziz has a take on Amit Shah’s hypocrisy over his position on the Supreme Court’s verdict on Triple Talaq and Sabarimala.
Alok Nirantar comments on Shiv Sena’s love-hate relationship with ally, the BJP.