The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.
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Irfan has a hilarious take on BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha sharing the stage with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, given his past as a Bollywood superstar. The BJP MP, who has been critical of his party’s government, praised Yadav, saying he is the “shining star” of politics.
In Firstpost, Manjul depicts union minister M.J. Akbar’s statement that his lawyers will look into the #MeToo allegations made by more than 10 women against him. Manjul suggests his ‘lawyers’ might be Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.
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Mika Aziz also pokes fun at the minister of state for external affairs. Akbar responded to the allegations saying he has been victimised due to political reasons, and Aziz depicts him as adding his name as a victim of #MeToo.
Alok Nirantar comments on the hypocrisy of the BJP government — which speaks of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao‘ on the one hand, and lets Akbar stay on as minister despite so many allegations of sexual harassment and assault against him.
Sajith Kumar comments on the attacks happening on migrants in Gujarat. He shows a goon beating up a migrant, and thinking that the 182-metre tall Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue, which is ready for inauguration later this month, probably cannot see the injustice from that height.
In The Times of India, Sandeep Adhwaryu takes a dig at the BJP and the Congress for using protest led by Lord Ayyappa’s devotees as an opportunity to win Hindu votes.