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.
Most cartoons of the day focused on the CBSE examination paper leaks. The lead cartoon by Sandeep Adhwaryu in The Times of India takes a jibe at the various leaks that have been torturing students and candidates alike in the country.
Madhav Joshi in Dainik Jagran pokes fun at how all the problems come at the wrong time: factionalism in political parties before elections, hailstorms before harvest, and leaks before the monsoon.
Sajith Kumar gives a new angle to Australian cricket team’s ‘ball tampering’. It shows CBSE hypnotising students with a tampered crystal ball. Protests have broken out across New Delhi after the leaks and announcement of re-examinations.
R. Prasad in Outlook takes a jibe at the Modi-led BJP government blaming all of India’s problems on either Jawaharlal Nehru or the Congress, maybe even the CBSE paper leaks.
After the Yogi Adityanath government’s declaration that Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s middle name ‘Ramji’ will be mentioned in every government document, Irfan takes a jibe at the saffronisation of the state.
(“Why do problems come at the wrong time? Factionalism before elections, hailstorms during the harvest, and now leakages before the rain”
Newspaper: Data leak, Aadhaar leak, and paper leaks)
(Headline: Now ‘Ramji’ will be added to Ambedkar’s name in all government document
Yogi Adityanath: Every child has come from Ram)
