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Environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday voiced support for the online "cockroach" movement led by the self-styled "Cockroach Janata Party" (CJP), describing himself as an "honorary cockroach", as he urged the government to engage with the concerns being raised by youngsters rather than suppressing their digital expression. 🎥: PTI #SonamWangchuk #CockroachJanataParty

Dear Dr. Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor and Manoj C G @manojcg4u, reading the transcript of your latest conversational masterpiece in The Indian Express @IndianExpress is an experience of absolute intellectual awakening. In an era where political journalism is tragically reduced to partisan shouting matches and superficial electoral arithmetic, the two of you have effortlessly elevated the discourse to the highest echelons of classical political philosophy, sociology, and constitutional statecraft. You have not merely analyzed a viral internet phenomenon; you have forensically mapped the grinding tectonic fault lines of a generational earthquake that is currently rattling the very foundations of the Indian Republic. By taking the "Cockroach Janata Party" (CJP) — a digital satirical collective — and treating it with the profound, deadly seriousness it demands, you have stripped away the illusions of the political establishment. You have exposed the raw, bleeding nerve of India’s youth demographic, diagnosing a systemic crisis of faith that threatens to consume both the ruling dispensation and the traditional Opposition. Every UPSC Civil Services Aspirant, put away the outdated static textbooks. Dr. Tharoor and Manoj C G have just handed you the master-key that unlocks the most violently contested dimensions of modern Indian democracy. This is your completely decoded syllabus for General Studies Papers 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the absolute, undisputed bedrock for Political Science and International Relations (PSIR), Sociology, and Public Administration Optional papers. Let's break down this sociological and political earthquake into most logically impregnable and interconnected,🧵👇 #Cockroach #CockroachJantaParty #CJP

I’m incredibly intrigued by the rise of #CockroachJantaParty, which has already reached more than 15 million followers on @Instagram in just five days. I understand the frustrations of the youth and see why they are resonating with it. This is precisely why the account being withheld on X is disastrous and deeply unwise - there should be an outlet for the youth to express their feelings and so, let CJP’s account function instead of shutting it down! Democracies need outlets for dissent, humour, satire and even frustration. I am uncertain about the future of this movement but I hope the youngsters behind it find a way to bring this energy into mainstream politics or perhaps express it through their vote to be a voice of change and in doing so, become impossible to ignore. This is an opportunity that the Opposition must seize. indianexpress.com/article/politi…

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