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 Alok Nirantar pokes fun at Narendra Modi’s recently concluded London trip, by showing the irony of the Prime Minister and fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya being in the same city.
Irfan carries the theme forward on Twitter, suggesting that Modi’s interview by lyricist and CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi was rather safe, calculated and full of fluff.
Sajith Kumar on Twitter refers to Modi’s prolonged silence on the Kathua and Unnao rape cases. So much so, that even usually reticent Manmohan Singh spoke up to call the PM out.
Meanwhile, Satish Acharya in Sify draws our attention to Thursday’s Supreme Court verdict rejecting the demand for a fresh probe into CBI judge B.H. Loya’s death. Acharya suggests that the judgement shows that Lady Justice truly is blind.
Lastly, Kirtish Bhat for BBC Hindi makes fun of the recent set of unbelievable statements made by Indian politicians. A patient goes to the doctor with troubles, to find that Tripura CM Biplab Deb’s statement about the internet, and Rahul Gandhi’s promises of turning Amethi into Singapore are the reasons for a stomach ache.
Doctor: “Nothing has happened to you. Your stomach is hurting because you laughed too much.”
On the paper: The internet existed since the Mahabharata.
Amethi will resemble Singapore in 10 years, says Rahul Gandhi.