Top suggestions for It began as a satirical online proj ndias social media by turning absurdist humour into protest. Memes and short videos mocking corruption, joblessness and political dysfunction have flooded social media sites, where millions of users are embracing the cockroach – an insect known for its ability to survive harsh conditions – as a tongue-in-cheek symbol of endurance. The online movement’s rise has been unusually rapid. The Cockroach Janta (people’s) party, or CJP, set up its website and social media accounts on Saturday. By Thursday, its Instagram page had amassed more than 15 million followers, far surpassing the 8.8 million of Narendra Modi’s governing Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on the platform. “Nothing of this was intentional,” said the CJP founder, Abhijeet Dipke, a political communications strategist and student at Boston University in the US. |