How rumour sparked mob lynching and Modi’s ‘failed promise’ to curb black money
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How rumour sparked mob lynching and Modi’s ‘failed promise’ to curb black money

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.

EP Unny / The Indian Express

E.P. Unny of The Indian Express takes a swipe at the Modi government’s economic policies through this cartoon highlighting the drop in the value of Indian rupee to almost 69 against the US dollar.

Satish Acharya / Twitter

Satish Acharya has his take on the increasing number of mob-lynching cases that happen due to the rumours spread through Whatsapp texts. A hawker from Uttar Pradesh was lynched Thursday in Tripura on suspicions of being a kidnapper.

Mika Aziz / Twitter

Mika Aziz takes a jab at PM Narendra Modi who invoked Kabir’s message on equality during his recent visit to Maghar where the poet breathed his last.

MANJUL / Twiiter

Manjul pokes fun at Modi in wake of official data which says that money stashed by Indians in Swiss banks increased by 50 per cent in 2017.

Sandeep Adhwaryu / TOI

During 2014 election campaign, Narendra Modi promised to curb the flow of black money in the country. Cartoonist Sandeep Adhwaryu has a hilarious take on it.

Kirtish Bhatt / BBC

Kirtish Bhatt takes a dig at the Prime Minister for not being able to deliver on his promise of removing black money from the country with the hashtag #BlackMoneyKeAchheDin.

Surendra / Twitter

Surendra illustrates the rift between Karnataka chief minister H. D. Kumaraswamy and former chief minister Siddaramaiah on the issue of budget.