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.
A prominent theme in most cartoons Tuesday was Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu’s rejection of the Opposition’s impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra. In the lead cartoon, Manjul, in FirstPost, shows Naidu shredding the impeachment motion. On the other hand, in BBC Hindi, Kirtish Bhat shows the VP extending a dustbin to receive the Opposition’s motion for impeachment.
Sajith Kumar dwells on the acquittal of former state minister Maya Kodnani in the 2002 Gujarat riots, showing the sword of justice as rusty.
In Mail Today, Satish Acharya pokes fun at the Prime Minister’s advice to BJP ministers against speaking out of turn or giving ‘masala’ to the media.
Madhav Joshi, in Dainik Jagran, takes a jab at Air India after a window panel fell off mid-flight, erasing any doubt that the government desperately needs to sell the airline.