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In today’s featured cartoon, R. Prasad illustrates on the row sparked by Rahul Gandhi’s remark differentiating ‘Hindu’ from ‘Hindutva’. As Gandhi explains his point to PM Narendra Modi, onlookers representing other religions comment on the leaders’ ‘competition’ to be the best Hindu.
Sandeep Adhwaryu opens Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and wickedly inverts the Roman emperor’s dictum that those close to authority must avoid controversy. He’s commenting on former Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who defended his decision to be a Rajya Sabha MP just four months after retiring, a move that was roundly criticised.
Satish Acharya also refers to former CJI Ranjan Gogoi, who said he is a nominated member of Parliament and not governed by any party whip, and plays on his statement “I go when I feel like”, vis-a-vis attendance in the Rajya Sabha.
In the light of PM Modi inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath corridor, Sajith Kumar reflects on his endeavour to remain in the public eye weeks ahead of the poll notification in Uttar Pradesh.
E.P Unny has a subtle take on the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor, which PM Modi said was a “bridge from past to future”, by remembering shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, for decades a living symbol of the syncretic culture of Varanasi.
Kirtish Bhatt’s take on the ongoing probe into PM Modi’s Twitter account breach. Two passers-by wonder if there was a special security branch to watch over social media accounts of prominent people.