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"The greatest challenge to India’s government in years began as an online joke.
On May 16, after Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant described unemployed
youth as “cockroaches”, Abhijeet Dipke, an international student in the United
States, mused on X, “What if all cockroaches come together?”
Thousands responded. Dipke had hit a nerve. Soon after, he launched a parody
political party that would represent all “cockroaches”, calling it the
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), a play on the name of India’s ruling Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP).
But as Dipke returned to India on June 6 and the CJP’s rallies did not lead to
a revolution that toppled the BJP-led government, many have dismissed the
online movement’s chances of succeeding “in real life”.
But perhaps the better question is, has the CJP fundamentally changed Indian
politics?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
