Eminent cartoonist Sudhir Tailang, who chronicled contemporary Indian politics with wit and humour, passed away in Delhi, on Saturday, after battling brain cancer for over two years.
Tailang was under treatment since 2014 and breathed his last at his East Delhi residence in Mayur Vihar. He would have turned 56 on February 26. He is survived by his daughter and wife.
The cartoonist, who had worked in a number of newspapers, including Hindustan Times, The Indian Express and The Times of India, was admitted to Medanta Medicity hospital in Gurgaon in December and was brought home around a month ago.
Tailang was awarded Padma Shri in 2004. As a cartoonist, many politicians including Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Atal Behari Vajpayee, P V Narasimha Rao, Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi bore the brunt of his brush.
In 2009, he had come out with a book of cartoons titled “No, Prime Minister”, which carried cartoons on Manmohan Singh drawn during the first stint of his prime ministership.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi condoled the passing away of noted political cartoonist.
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