Former Mumbai Police chief’s extortion charges & a ‘liberal university’s toolkit deposit room’
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Former Mumbai Police chief’s extortion charges & a ‘liberal university’s toolkit deposit room’

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

   

R. Prasad | Twitter

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

In today’s featured cartoon, R. Prasad weighs in on former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh accusing Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of extortion.

Alok Nirantar | Twitter

Alok Nirantar also illustrates on the allegations of extortion against the Maharashtra home minister. Param Bir Singh was shunted out as the Mumbai Police chief last week in the wake of the controversy surrounding the bomb scare outside Mukesh Ambani’s house.

Sajith Kumar | Twitter

Sajith Kumar takes a swipe at India’s poor performance in the World Happiness Report 2021, released last week, in which India has been ranked 139 out of 149 countries.

Sandeep Adhwaryu | Twitter

Sandeep Adhwaryu weighs in on the issue of academic freedom in India, following the controversy surrounding Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s and Arvind Subramanian’s resignations from Ashoka University last week.

Irshad Kaptan | Facebook

Irshad Kaptan illustrates on the issue of high fuel prices across the country, on the occasion of World Water Day Monday.