Twenty-Two Million Followers in Five Days: How a Chief Justice’s Insult Gave India’s Angry Youth Their Own Political Party (opens in new tab)

Chief Justice Surya Kant called unemployed young people cockroaches from the Supreme Court bench. A week later, the satirical party founded in response had more Instagram followers than the BJP. The Cockroach Janta Party has since held protests across India, survived government takedowns, and attracted support from sitting MPs.