April 2014

The prince is banished from the kingdom

A report that Amethi officials rejected Rahul Gandhi’s domicile application for lacking his signature, which the poster reads as the bureaucracy bowing to no one.

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Saffron surge in Battleground States

The poster sizes up the likely NDA partners and the Congress’s chances in key states, noting the party faces decimation across much of the country.

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Dalit boy dumps Obama, picks up AK-272

A profile of the Dalit AAP candidate Deelip Mhaske, a rag-picker’s son who returned from America, which the poster hails as an inspiring example.

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Free speech vs. Equality

On Mozilla’s CEO Brendan Eich resigning over his donation against gay marriage, the poster notes the tension between free speech and equality and sympathises with social conservatives in Silicon Valley.

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Babri demolition was pre-planned

On a Cobrapost sting claiming that the Babri Masjid demolition was planned, the poster says that, if true, the conspirators should face charges and is appalled at the claim that…

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Musharraf (just escapes) murdered

A report that a bomb exploded shortly before Pervez Musharraf’s convoy was due to pass, with the poster urging Pakistan to deal with the growing Taliban menace.

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A Divine Shadow

A remark on the most contested entry on Persian Wikipedia, the Bab, who proclaimed himself the harbinger of Baha’u’llah, with a note on Iranian devotion to Fatimah.

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Sacrificing humans easier than goats

A piece on why the US ambassador to India resigned, which the poster treats as an open question, pointing to the Devyani Khobragade affair as a stumbling block in ties.

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Please vote for the illiterate millionaire

A report that Rakhi Sawant has declared herself illiterate while listing assets of Rs 14.69 crore in her election papers, which the poster mocks.

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Heavenly abode prefers a secular icon

The poster looks at where the Congress may win seats in the South, noting Kerala and Karnataka favour it while Tamil Nadu favours the AIADMK, with polling projections.

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