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 Narendra Modi government has authorised 10 of its agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any information stored in any computer under the Information Technology Act. The Rahul Gandhi-led Congress has been vocal against the move, but Satish Acharya points out that the law was laid down by the UPA government in 2009.
It’s Christmas season, and Sandeep Adhwaryu depicts the common man discussing his wish-list with Santa Claus, taking potshots at the state of unemployment in the country and the government’s latest decision on computers.
According to Mahamud, the government’s lapdog has now turned watchdog, who is snooping on people’s data.
Mika Aziz weighs in on the CBI court’s acquittal of all the accused in the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his associate Tulsiram Prajapati, showing a giant man-sized hole in the evidence handed over to the court.
Hemant Morparia has a funny take the similarities between farmers and politicians, with respect to loan waivers.
Cartoonist Raj for Kashmir Times shows National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah struggling to light the fire for early elections. Abdullah has already promised regional autonomy to Kashmir if his party is voted to power.
Cartoonist Uday Deb for Ei Samay jokes about the recent spate of political leaders who have tried to define the caste group that Lord Hanuman belongs to. He depicts Hanuman at a celestial municipal corporation office, enquiring about his last name.