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Today’s featured cartoon refers to the Karnataka election held Wednesday. The cartoon by Mahamud shows an inked finger pushing off a cliff a throne which is labelled “40%” — alluding to allegations of corruption in the incumbent BJP government.
Sandeep Adhwaryu takes a dig at “The Kerala Story”, a film on religious conversion that has been banned in West Bengal. The movie, however, is doing well at the box office.
Sajith Kumar bases this cartoon on the recent comment made by Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Satya Pal Singh Baghel, who said there were very few tolerant Muslims, and even those who appear tolerant use it as ‘a mask’ to stay in public life and become Governors and Vice Presidents.
Manjul gives his take on city traffic and the problems of pedestrians, who have narrow strips of pavements to walk on.
Nala Ponnappa gives his satirical take on the “lacquer shop” being open during the election, possibly referring to Delhi’s liquor scam.