Cartoonists have been a critical voice throughout contemporary historyLike every other professional, I too learn from best practices. In one cartoon, Mr. Modi is shown cutting off the hook link from which a rope is hanging down and held tightly at the other end by a lady illustrated as Democracy. Mr. Raghavan also took exception to the cartoon that criticised the way the NSA is being used to silence dissent. C. Rammanohar Reddy, a senior journalist and a former news ombudsman, has a very positive take on Mr. Surendra’s cartoons. On Mr. Surendra’s cartoon on the media trial of actor Rhea Chakraborty, Mr. Reddy tweeted: “A picture tells 10,000 words not a 1,000 words.

Source: The Hindu September 13, 2020 18:45 UTC