The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.
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On the 43rd anniversary of the Emergency imposed by former PM Indira Gandhi, ThePrint takes a look at some of the cartoons that have taken a swipe at the government of that era.
E.P. Unny in The Indian Express takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi’s stance in politics which seems completely opposite to his grandmother Indira Gandhi’s Emergency-era policies.
Cartoonist Ashok Dongre hinted at Indira Gandhi’s craving for power to the extent that the Constitution had also come under threat during the Emergency.
R.K. Laxman had hinted at the smug personality of Indira Gandhi who won the Chikmagalur seat in Karnataka in 1978, even after the Emergency was called off and she lost power. “Give your vote to your little daughter,” was one of her slogans.
Abu Abraham in The Indian Express had mocked former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed by showing him signing the declaration of Emergency in 1975 from his bathtub.
Abu Abraham took a dig at the Indira Gandhi government censoring dissent and editorials. Political cartoons became one of the only ways to criticise the government.
Cartoonist Rajinder Puri illustrated Indira Gandhi’s idea of an ‘objective’ cartoon which makes her look like a saint and blameless.
R.K. Laxman always had the last laugh when it came to cartoons in the Emergency era. Here, Indira Gandhi and her ministers are seen running away from the growing resentment against her government for rising prices, corruption and the law and order situation in the country.