Jack Dorsey, Twitter vs India & Brij Bhushan’s ‘new portfolio’
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Jack Dorsey, Twitter vs India & Brij Bhushan’s ‘new portfolio’

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

   
Cartoonist Alok | Twitter/@caricatured

Cartoonist Alok | Twitter/@caricatured

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, cartoonist Alok alludes to the war of words between the Indian government and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey after the latter alleged that the social media platform was threatened with shutdown and raids unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts during the farmers’ protest.

Nala Ponnappa | Twitter/@PonnappaCartoon

Cartoonist Nala Ponnappa, too, refers to the ongoing controversy with a colourful illustration of what the Indian government and Twitter ‘think’ of each other.

Sajith Kumar | Twitter/@sajithkumar

In his latest illustration, Sajith Kumar focusses on WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s statement to contest in the 2024 elections and takes a dig at how easy it is to join politics despite having a criminal record.

Satish Acharya | Twitter/@satishacharya

Today, Satish Acharya presents his thoughts on governments promising freebies to win elections.

EP Unny | The Indian Express

Today’s last cartoon is by EP Unny. Published in The Indian Express, Unny’s cartoon refers to the Delhi services ordinance row, between the Centre and the Delhi government, and the Opposition’s support towards CM Arvind Kejriwal.