What: With election fever gripping the nation, enjoy some comic relief with Satish Acharya&rsquo;s just released, self-published book of comic strips. Titled Mein, Hum &amp; AAP!, it features cartoons that take you through the history of parties such as the Congress, BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), among others.
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<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/satish-photo2.jpg" alt="" /> Satish Acharya, cartoonist
Through the sketches, one gets an idea of the controversies that have dogged major parties over the years, and the foot-in-mouth comments made by foolhardy politicians. Acharya explains that it was the Congress party&rsquo;s slogan 'Mein nahi Hum' and the new party, AAP, that inspired him to come up with the title for the book.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/240114-satish-metro.jpg" alt="" /> Arvind Kejriwal&rsquo;s dharna protest becomes a huge talking point 
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How: Acharya conceived the book with cartoons on politicians such as Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal. The cartoons were a part of Acharya&rsquo;s portfolio over the last few years. &ldquo;Though I had loads of cartoons on these people, the tedious part was selecting the cartoons, designing the pages, co-ordinating the printing and now, selling the books,&rdquo; laughs Acharya. The cartoonist admits that he has tried to strike a balance while picking cartoons and has not been biased towards any leader. &ldquo;I have also tried to trace each leader&rsquo;s political journey leading to the elections. This book will remind voters of yesterday, and the day before yesterday, too,&rdquo; he states.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/310114-skeletons-in-cupboar.jpg" alt="" /> Rahul Gandhi&rsquo;s recent interview with TV journalist Arnab Goswami opened the old wound of 1984 riots
Where: While his cartoons poke fun at political shenanigans, Acharya remains unfazed by the possible whiplash. &ldquo;In this social media age, anything or everything can become a controversy and no controversy lives beyond a few thousand tweets or a few days. If a particular cartoon bothers somebody, then it means that the cartoon is working fine. I try my best to stay within my Laxman rekha and avoid anything which will waste my time!&rdquo; he concludes.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/211113-Snooping-scandal.jpg" alt="" /> The Gujarat police snooped on a woman to keep &lsquo;Saheb&rsquo; informed about her movements
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/271112--Life-of-Pi.jpg" alt="" /> The Gandhis were spectators while the Prime Minister was fighting a series of scams in the cabinet
Log on to: www.payumoney.com/store/buy/satishacharya Email: satishtoons@gmail.com for copies Mein, Hum &amp; AAP!, Satish Acharya, Rs 200.

With election fever gripping the nation, enjoy some comic relief with Satish Acharya&rsquo;s just released, self-published book of comic strips

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