Temperature dependent rotational relaxation study of neutral and cationic forms of neutral red has been carried out in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) in an attempt to find out how the charge on the solute influences its dynamics. Experimental results indicate that the cationic form rotates marginally slower (less than 20%) than the neutral form. The mechanical friction has been modeled using the Stokes-Einstein-Debye hydrodynamic theory with slip boundary condition and the dielectric friction using the extended charge distribution model of Alavi-Waldeck. The marginally slower reorientation times of the cationic form has been ascribed to the effect of dielectric friction. Alternatively, it has also been explained by invoking the concept of solute-solvent hydrogen bonding due to the presence of an additional hydrogen bonding site on the cation in the form of a hydrogen atom attached to the ring nitrogen. This result is different from that of the others in literature where cationic probes experience a lot more friction than their neutral counterparts in DMSO, the reason being that the cationic and neutral solutes used in almost all the previous studies possess different functional groups.