Tacky Tantrums

The problem with cartoonists is that some of them tend to take themselves too seriously. So much so that they end up looking like a caricature.

That seems to be what has happened to the old codger in that rotting city by the seaside. One fine day, he throws down his brush and decides to become the self-appointed guardian of his community. He then proceeds to appropriate the legacy of a great warrior and forms nothing less than an army goons and the image of a big cat as the party symbol.

Now, finding himself as endangered as the animal on the party logo, he spews his venom yet again at a community that had done him no harm. In trying to regain lost ground from his nephew, he has made himself look ridiculous and out of touch with reality.

The world has changed Mr T. Your kind of politics will soon lose out as the country is progressing towards a knowledge based society. Of course, there would be disgruntled elements and people who want to fish in troubled waters. So it would an act of mercy if he takes sanyas and embarks on a tour of Bihar. There, he can fight the local mafia if he has the guts and emerge a true hero.

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