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.
R. Prasad in The Economic Times contemplates a more insidious reason for talks of an alliance between KCR’s TRS and the BJP in Telangana. However, KCR Sunday rejected BJP’s alliance offer, stating that the party will stick by its friends.
Pictured here is how Manjul would imagine a pollster’s disposition on the counting day. On Friday, several news channels, which conducted exit polls in the 5 states, showed mixed results. Here, one waits to see if he got it right.
Kirtish Bhatt takes a dig at what TV debates have been reduced to: delivering strong opinions with plenty of slaps and kicks in the way.
On Sonia Gandhi’s 72nd birthday Sunday, she was given a rather unpleasant surprise by PM Narendra Modi. Akshay Chander’s cartoon refers to VVIP chopper scam ‘middleman’ Christian Michel’s extradition to India. Currently, Michel is being interrogated by the CBI in connection with the UPA-era scam.
The cartoon above makes fun of Rahul Gandhi’s perceived paranoia over the EVM machines used during the elections, even though Congress was said to be leading in some of the states. A Congress leader ignores Gandhi and tells a TV anchor that the party’s loss or victory should be credited to the EVM.
On Human Rights Day, Awantha Artigala’s cartoon reveals how politicians systematically deceive voters and violate their fundamental rights.