The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Today’s featured cartoon is based on the backdrop of the Centre extending the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, allowing free 5kg of food grains to ration card holders. Alok Nirantar takes a satirical take on the BJP government’s approval of such a scheme while criticising other parties for playing politics of ‘freebies — or revdi culture.
After the triumphant rescue of 41 workers from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand after 17 days, Sandeep Adhwaryu alludes to the selective coverage by the media in the matter. Through his cartoon, he depicts that while everyone covered the rescue operation intensively, the media chose not to talk about the economic conditions and problems faced by the workers.
As Telangana enters polling today, Satish Acharya reflects on the chances of K Chandrashekhar Rao hitting a hat-trick in the state by getting elected as the chief minister for the third time.
EP Unny, too, alludes to the media coverage of the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation at the junctures of the upcoming assembly elections. He draws on the media coverage of exit polls during the elections.