India's Chief Justice called unemployed youth 'cockroaches.' Within 7 days, the satirical Cockroach Janta Party had 22 million Instagram followers — more than Modi or any political party. The government immediately tried to ban it, citing national security and claiming Pakistani backing.
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Ben introduces Rana Ayyub, the investigative journalist and Washington Post columnist, for a check-in on Indian politics. She explains the Cockroach Janta Party origin story: India's Chief Justice made an off-the-cuff remark comparing unemployed youth who file court applications to cockroaches 'festering everywhere.' Rather than taking it as an insult, India's youth turned it into a satirical movement — 'We the Cockroaches' — with a five-point agenda targeting corruption, education, and hierarchical inequality. [1] — Rana Ayyub "India's Chief Justice called unemployed youth 'cockroaches.' Within 7 days, the satirical Cockroach Janta Party had 22 million Instagram fo…" 1:06:10 The Instagram page reached 22 million followers within seven days, organically, surpassing Modi, the BJP, and every opposition party in India. The BJP's response was immediate: the Twitter and Instagram accounts were banned on national security grounds, with Modi's party claiming many followers were Pakistani. The Cockroach Janta Party published its follower list to show they are overwhelmingly Indian. Ayyub explains the movement is walking a careful tightrope — deliberately avoiding the kind of confrontational street-protest posture that triggered government crackdowns in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal — but has captured something real about youth disenchantment with unemployment, corruption, and a government that treats activism as treason.
India's Cockroach Janta Party Instagram page gained 22 million followers within just seven days of launching — more than Modi, the ruling party, or any opposition party in India.
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