The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
In today’s featured cartoon, Sandeep Adhwaryu takes a dig at the Muzaffarnagar school incident where a teacher allegedly made students slap a Muslim pupil inside a classroom. A purported video of the incident has kicked up a storm, with many accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of “spreading hate“.
Alok Nirantar’s cartoon depicts the newly-formed Opposition coalition named INDIA and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s comment that he would like someone else to be made its convenor. The CM’s comment comes amid speculations that the coalition’s upcoming meeting in Mumbai could see him being made convener of INDIA that comprises more than two dozen parties opposed to the BJP.
Satish Acharya’s cartoon takes a dig at a Hindu seer urging the Centre to declare the Moon as a “Hindu Rashtra“, days after the successful soft landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on the lunar south pole.
Sajith Kumar’s cartoon depicts the political row between the Congress and the BJP over the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Both parties have been engaged in a war of words over Jawaharlal Nehru and other Congress prime ministers’ contribution to India’s space programme.
R. Prasad’s cartoon alludes to the raging debates among the public over faith versus science, in the light of temple visits by ISRO scientists.