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.
It was a field day for parties in the Opposition and cartoonists in India when reports suggested that at least six states were facing a shortage of cash at ATMs. In the lead cartoon, Sajith Kumar does a witty take on ATMs running out of money and Prime Minister Narendra Modi trying to resolve it.
Mansoor Naqvi in Dainik Bhaskar says the ATM machines now asking for money instead of dispensing notes. Kirtish Bhatt in BBC Hindi shows people replacing protest placards from ‘we want justice’ to ‘we want cash’ in light of the shortage.
Alok Nirantar says that the BJP might be extending the olive branch to its ally Shiv Sena, its ally in Maharashtra, but that might not be enough for the party to stop voicing opposition to policy decisions of the Modi government.
Mir Suhail in News18 illustrates Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before lawmakers in Washington DC. Facebook’s attempt to correct its data security loopholes may have been too little too late, considering they already know almost everything about their users.
(“Bhaiya can you write ‘WE WANT CASH’ on this instead?”)
Amit Shah extends an olive branch to a defeated Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in the form of an alliance.
Uddhav Thackeray: Now it’s ok if I take a beating. But I want that you should also suffer two blows. (In the background the 2019 state and national elections are approaching)
