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.
The lone fighter
After Virat Kohli’s century against England on the second day of the first Test match, he reached the top spot on the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen. Amul ad, in its inimitable style, congratulated the Indian skipper for his towering performance.
Border matters
In The Hindu Business Line, cartoonist Dipankar Bhattacharya draws a porous border for West Bengal after chief minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the NRC draft list in Assam. On her comments, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said Banerjee is siding with the infiltrators.
The underperformance of ministers
E.P. Unny brings to forth two particular news of late. First, the tussle between the government and Supreme Court. Second, the government’s plan to set up a hub to monitor social media. The cartoon shows the two ministers of the respective portfolios have been relieved from their hospital beds since Justice Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph’s appointment in Supreme Court has been confirmed and the social-media hub plans nixed.
Customised jails
In The Economic Times, cartoonist R. Prasad takes a dig at UK court’s order which has asked the Indian authorities to submit a video of Mumbai’s Arthur jail cell where businessman Vijay Mallya will be kept. The court wants to ensure that the cell has windows and receives natural light.
No time for this
In the wake of Saturday’s protests led by Rashtriya Janata Dal in Delhi over the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said opposition parties were celebrating “friendship day” to get political mileage. Cartoonist Irfan comments on chief minister’s remarks saying he might not be interested in the day.
Strong bond
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav claimed Saturday that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar used his power to remove key accused Brijesh Thakur’s name from the FIR in the Muzaffarpur case. Yadav also accused Kumar of delaying actions in the case due to close ties with Thakur. Drawing on the same friendship day remarks, cartoonist Manjul ties them together with a friendship band.
Futile attempts
In Mail Today, Satish Acharya highlights the harsh reality of the Indian democratic set-up where politicians, bureaucrats and the larger society come together to protect perpetrators of rape and sexual abuse.