A viral online joke in India, the “Cockroach Janta Party,” created as a parody of comments by a Supreme Court judge, has grown into a Gen Z–driven political movement with millions of followers. It promotes youth frustration with traditional politics but has also faced attempts by authorities to restrict its spread and reports of threats against its founder.

Inside India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party: how a satirical ‘cockroach’ movement turned youth anger over jobs, corruption and exam leaks into online protest.

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The satirical "Cockroach Janta Party" calls itself a "political front of the youth, by the youth, for the youth." India's government may be trying to squash it.

A mock political party, the Cockroach Janta Party, is gaining massive followers on social media. It represents young Indians' frustration with job scarcity and traditional…

The spiny, long-legged, and often reviled cockroach has become an unlikely symbol of dissent, in a sharp rebuke to the ruling establishment in the world's largest democracy.

NEW DELHI — India's viral 'cockroach' political parody group says the authorities have blocked its website just days since it launched as a joke after...

NEW DELHI: A new cockroach-themed youth movement has gone viral in India, attracting nearly 23 million followers, after the chief justice’s remarks were widely interpreted as…

The story of how an online joke became a viral sensation on social media, and started what appears to be the grassroots of a political movement.The Cockroach Party was founded by…

A viral online joke in India, the “Cockroach Janta Party,” created as a parody of comments by a Supreme Court judge, has grown into a Gen Z–driven political movement with millions…

Cockroach Janta Party has tapped into youth anger at unemployment, inflation and bitter religious divides

A satirical political movement has gone viral amongst India's youth with an unusual mascot at the helm: the cockroach. The Cockroach Janta Party was born after India's chief…