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.
In Firstpost, Manjul depicts the fallout of the increasing use of social media to spread falsehoods and fake news. On Sunday, a mob in Maharashtra’s Dhule lynched five men, who had come to ask for food, after WhatsApp rumours about child kidnappers in the region.
Cartoonist Arvind takes a jibe at finance minister Arun Jaitley’s statement that though deposits by Indians in Swiss banks had increased, all of the money could not be assumed to be black.
In The Times of India, Sandeep Adhwaryu suggests that outrage against rapes has led to little change in the situation on the ground, with ghastly crimes still a matter of daily headlines.
E.P. Unny suggests that India’s banking sector, with its burden of non-performing assets, could be forcing people to turn to Swiss banks.
Cartoonist Keshav suggests that India’s bid to boost growth had in fact caused the rupee to fall.
On Sify, Satish Acharya mocks the ‘whataboutery’ that marks contemporary political discourse.
Hemant Morparia suggests that the only thing that will survive a millennium into the future is plastic.
Irfan takes a dig at Arvind Kejriwal’s promise of providing housing to everyone if Delhi is given full statehood.