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.
In the lead cartoon, Surendra in The Hindu shows Amit Shah getting stuck in the gateway to south India. The Karnataka elections will be crucial in establishing BJP’s fate in the south.
Most of the cartoons of the day dealt with self-proclaimed ‘godman’ Asaram’s conviction in the 2013 rape case of a teenage girl. R. Prasad shows how from Kathua to Asaram ashram, places of worship have become hell for children.
Manjul in FirstPost mocks the self-styled ‘godman’ and his supposed spirituality that have now actually turned to handcuffs.
Sandeep Adhwaryu, in the Times of India shows the importance of the complainant sticking to her complaint against all odds, even the murder of witnesses, to rescue justice.
In Newslaundry, Appupen illustrates the state of the country, where wolves in sheep’s costumes brainwash the common people against what’s really going on.
