Satish Acharya, a cartoonist from Karnataka, known for his leftist and anti-Hindu/anti-India cartoons in newspapers and other media is in the news. He is always seen supporting the Congress. However, this time, Acharya was found complaining about the frequent power cuts in Karnataka!
When the Assembly elections for Karnataka took place, Acharya posted on his X handle that he had voted for “progressive, prosperous, and peaceful Karnataka.”
He posted in support of the freebies offered by Karnataka Congress in their manifesto and compared it negatively to the “free fire” in the form of Love Jihad that the BJP and Hindu organisations were talking of. In the cartoon, he created the illusion that Siddharamaiah was taking his people to a better place with free electricity.
In another cartoon, he compared PM Modi saying people were abusing him to a Victim Card while the Karnataka Congress government was offering Guarantees – a Guarantee Card!
He has earlier spoken against the Jihad ban in Karnataka. Acharya attempted to normalize the wearing of religious attire over school uniforms. However, his attempt was slammed by Islamists.
He also mocked Hindus over vaccine hesitancy but avoided addressing similar concerns within the Muslim community regarding the halal status of vaccines. He shared a cartoon depicting a man asking the nurse about the ‘Gothra’ of the vaccine to match it with his horoscope, something unheard of in the Hindu community. However, he refused to make a satire on Muslims demanding for Halal vaccine.
Compatible vaccine! pic.twitter.com/q9RcEeYLH4
— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) June 8, 2021
With all this backstory on his political leanings and ideology, let us take a look at his latest post. On 19 March 2024, the same cartoonist who voted for progressive Congress and made a positive cartoon on the free electricity freebie was complaining of frequent power cuts. He wrote on his X handle, “ಸನ್ಮಾನ್ಯ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ @siddaramaiah ಸರ್, lots of children & youngsters are preparing for exams. And in this part of Karnataka(not sure about other parts), there’s been frequent power cuts. Last Sunday, there was a power cut from 11 am till 7.30 PM. Today, no power for the whole day(Tuesdays are known for regular power cuts, but can’t that be avoided during exam time?) Please remember that most families can’t afford inverter or generator. Please be compassionate towards students.”
ಸನ್ಮಾನ್ಯ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ @siddaramaiah ಸರ್, lots of children & youngsters are preparing for exams. And in this part of Karnataka(not sure about other parts), there's been frequent power cuts. Last Sunday, there was a power cut from 11 am till 7.30 PM. Today, no power for the…
— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) March 19, 2024
Acharya could probably make a satire on the power cuts in Karnataka.
Satish Acharya voted "Progressive" Karnataka but instead got long Power Cuts. Spineless @satishacharya isn't able to criticize Congress or else his chillar will stop.
All his cartoon creativity vanishes in Congress ruled states 😁 pic.twitter.com/pEXliZI57j
— BALA (@erbmjha) March 19, 2024
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