Twitter’s ‘freedom of speech inspiration’ & ‘Fajr vs Usha Pooja’
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Twitter’s ‘freedom of speech inspiration’ & ‘Fajr vs Usha Pooja’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

   
Satish Acharya | @satishacharya

Satish Acharya | @satishacharya

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.

In today’s featured cartoon, Satish Acharya pokes fun at the inspiration for Twitter‘s new logo, referring to the new “X” as a government’s “censor tape” on Larry the bird’s mouth.  

Sandeep Adhwaryu | @CartoonistSan

Sandeep Adhwaryu alludes to the death of an 80-year-old widow of a freedom fighter inside her house in an ethnic violence hit Manipur by the mobs.

R Prasad | @rprasad66

R Prasad takes a satirical dig at the Supreme Court’s judgement to halt ASI’s survey at the Gyanvapi Mosque complex for two days to give the mosque management “breathing time.” A youngster inquires whether it was “usha pooja” or “fajr,” both of which imply “dawn” in the two religions.


EP Unny | Indian Express

E P Unny also takes a dig at Twitter’s new logo, depicting the ‘X’ logo as a metaphorical filter tape on free speech on the platform.