DWJun 2, 2026, 1:24 PM

'Cockroach' movement gives voice to India's angry youth

A satirical social media movement born from a chief justice's remarks about unemployed youth has amassed 22 million Instagram followers in weeks, far outpacing India's major political parties, and is now organizing street protests over exam irregularities and government

Propaganda material of the Cockroach Janta Party is displayed on a laptop in New Delhi, India
Propaganda material of the Cockroach Janta Party is displayed on a laptop in New Delhi, IndiaPhotograph: DW
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