“Racist and Insulting”: Norwegian daily sparks outrage over cartoon targeting PM Modi.

“Racist and Insulting”: Norwegian daily sparks outrage over cartoon targeting PM Modi.
May 20, 2026
  1. A leading Norwegian newspaper came under fire after publishing a cartoon depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a snake charmer. The cartoon triggered backlash, with the newspaper accused of promoting racist stereotypes and outdated Western imagery about India.

What did the cartoon show?

The illustration, published by Norway’s leading daily newspaper Aftenposten, showed PM Modi holding a snake charmer’s flute, while a fuel-station pipe was portrayed as the snake. The accompanying article carried the headline: “A clever and slightly annoying man.”

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