Last Laughs: The grand opposition ‘photo-op’ & the ‘other side’ of the Nipah story
Last Laughs

Last Laughs: The grand opposition ‘photo-op’ & the ‘other side’ of the Nipah story

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

   

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 his cartoon, Sajith Kumar pokes fun at the show of unity presented by opposition parties at Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in ceremony, suggesting the ‘alliance’ was afloat only till the ambitions of the various PM hopefuls took precedence.

Manjul, in FirstPost, illustrates Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s ‘hope’ that regional parties will support his dreams to lead the opposition alliance in 2019.

Alok Nirantar also takes a jab at the galaxy of opposition leaders at Kumaraswamy’s oath-taking ceremony, suggesting that they had used the event as a photo-op and stolen the limelight from the CM himself.

Rohan Chakravarty, in Green Humour (a portal for cartoons and illustrations on wildlife and the environment)suggests the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala may not be only the fruit bat’s fault, pointing out the constant clash between human spaces and the environment.

In BBC Hindi, Kirtish Bhatt suggests the fuel price hike may have rendered a full tank more precious than the vehicle itself.

Sajith Kumar

Alok Nirantar
Rohan Chakravarty | Green Humour
Kirtish Bhatt | BBC Hindi