The best Indian 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.
The lead cartoon by Jayachandran in the Mint shows a vandalised statue refusing to let go of BJP president Amit Shah, casting a shadow on the party’s triumph in the northeast.
Chandrababu Naidu pulling out of NDA over special status to Andhra Pradesh remained the dominant theme for cartoonists in the country.
Manjul in Firstpost pokes fun at the real ‘special status’ that Naidu wants: inside the NDA, but outside the government. While Karna in Tamil daily Dinamalar, shows ministers jumping from Telugu Desam Party to the NDA and vice versa. E.P. Unny’s cartoon in The Indian Express, shows Naidu refusing to be a vandalised idle statue. Keshav in The Hindu, highlighting the precarious position of Naidu ahead of 2019 elections, shows the Andhra CM jumping from one hot pot to another.
Karti Chidambaram being questioned by the CBI over his alleged corruption provides the funny backdrop for Irfan’s cartoon.
(CBI asks Karti Chidambaram for his password and he says ‘get lost’
CBI official to another: Try ‘get lost’ once as the password)
