Why India is only ‘partly free’, and BJP Metro Man’s political track in Kerala
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Why India is only ‘partly free’, and BJP Metro Man’s political track in Kerala

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

   

Sandeep Adhwaryu | Twitter

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

In today’s featured cartoon, Sandeep Adhwaryu illustrates India’s downgrade from a “free” to a “partly free” country in US-based Freedom House’s annual report.

Alok Nirantar | Twitter

Alok Nirantar on BJP’s Kerala unit asking the party’s central leadership to appoint 88-year-old “Metro man” E. Sreedharan as their chief ministerial candidate in the state.

R. Prasad | Twitter

R. Prasad comments on the Election Commission of India’s direction to petrol pumps around the country to remove hoardings advertising central government schemes or carrying images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mika Aziz | Twitter

Mika Aziz also takes a swipe at “Metro man” E. Sreedharan, in light of his recent political campaigning for the BJP in Kerala ahead of the assembly elections there.

Nala Ponnappa | Twitter

Nala Ponnappa on the skyrocketing petrol prices nationwide.