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Here’s another AI-generated summary of what the Government of India has blocked relating to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP): X (Twitter) account — On 21 May 2026, the CJP’s official X account was withheld in India in response to a legal demand. MeitY ordered the restriction under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, acting on inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB). The IB cited “national security concerns” and a threat to the “sovereignty of India,” arguing that CJP’s content was inflammatory and gaining rapid traction among youth. The block was reportedly issued when the account had around 90,000 followers. Official website — On 23 May 2026, the official website was taken down. This happened after the website started an online petition asking for the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, blaming him for the NEET 2026 paper leak. Instagram — Officials also indicated that a process to block the party’s Instagram account was underway at the time the X account was restricted, though it is not entirely clear from available reports whether that block was formally executed. For context: the CJP was launched only a week before the blocks as a satirical movement to protest remarks by Chief Justice Surya Kant, who was widely reported to have referred to India’s unemployed youth as “cockroaches” and “parasites” during a hearing. Within days of its launch, the fake party had garnered more followers on some social media platforms than India’s main political parties. MeitY invoked Section 69A of the IT Act to issue the order after intelligence agencies raised concerns about allegedly inflammatory posts and potential threats to India’s sovereignty and integrity.

Parody as National Security Threat! Here are some reports & posts on the panicked blocking moves against the just-launched Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), considering the clear and present threat it poses to ‘national security’ and the ‘sovereignty and integrity’ of India’! bbc.com/news/articles/… In 'Cockroach Janta Party' handle, Government sees ...The Indian Expresshttps://indianexpress.com › ... Cockroach Janta Party website taken downThe Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com › ... x.com/PSainath_org/s… And here is an AI-generated summary (to be verified) of what the Government of India has blocked relating to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP): X (ex-Twitter) account — On 21 May 2026, the CJP’s official X account was withheld in India in response to a legal demand. MeitY ordered the restriction under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, acting on inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB). The IB cited “national security concerns” and a threat to the “sovereignty of India,” arguing that CJP’s content was inflammatory and gaining rapid traction among youth. The block was reportedly issued when the account had around 90,000 followers. Official website — On 23 May 2026, the official website was taken down. This happened after the website started an online petition asking for the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, blaming him for the NEET 2026 paper leak. Instagram — Officials also indicated that a process to block the party’s Instagram account was underway at the time the X account was restricted, though it is not entirely clear from available reports whether that block was formally executed.

Watch this: The Hindu’s “In Focus [Video] Podcast | Cockroach Janata Party: What does it mean to represent India’s ‘cockroaches’?” The Hindu’s Podcast and Social Affairs Editor, G. Sampath, interviews Abhijeet Dipke, founder president of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP): youtu.be/rMxinwV7Dlg?si… Is this a flash in the pan? Or does it signify something deeper that is gathering force in society and in the polity? In any case, the phenomenal support this part-satirical, part-serious startup/experiment has drawn online seems to have rattled the BJP-led Union government. The anxiety, verging on panic, generated has been enough for the Hindutva regime to order the ‘witholding’ of CJP’s X (ex-Twitter) handle and the taking down of its website! Is there more to come? (Note: This is not to provide any political certification for the programme and policies, as announced, by the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’.)

Read this important editorial, “Coerced consent: On sedition,” in The Hindu. The proposition is simple and unanswerable: The colonial offence of sedition, which the Indian state has not infrequently used as “a tool to quell dissent,” is irreconcilable with India’s republican Constitution; and it is the constitutional duty of the Supreme Court of India “to set aside sedition as constitutionally unsustainable.” However, “instead of determining once and for all whether sedition as a criminal offence is constitutionally sustainable, the Court has passed the burden to the accused and declined to do its own duty.” thehindu.com/opinion/editor…

Don’t miss this podcast by D. Suresh Kumar, The Hindu’s Deputy Resident Editor, Tamil Nadu: “Vijay, TVK and the rise of fake political narratives | Focus Tamil Nadu”: youtu.be/AidinJBIxec?si… via @YouTube

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is worse than a national disgrace: given its repeated, egregious failure to root out corruption and fraud in the conduct of common entrance examinations, it is a clear and present danger to the well-being, especially the mental health, of millions of young men and women. As The Hindu’s editorial comments: “It would be a crime to allow the NTA to continue with its inept conduct of common entrance exams…NEET [National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test] was introduced as a measure to bring into play a single, standardised, and transparent entrance exam for medical admissions. But the transparency that it has so far shown is of an entirely different kind: leaks and breaches of confidentiality.” thehindu.com/opinion/editor…

#Breaking Delhi High Court quashes the Central government decision rejecting The Wire founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan's plea for an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. Varadarajan wanted to get his Person of Indian Origin (PIO) status converted into an OCI. @svaradarajan #OCI

Courtesy and decency in politics, given and reciprocated — a good start for Tamil Nadu’s new Chief Minister, Vijay. Irrespective of what happens in the State’s political theatre in future, this example of civil and dignified political behaviour by the two main protagonists — former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and the present Chief Minister — must be appreciated, welcomed, and emulated across India.

Correction: It should read MLAs-elect (not MLA-elects). There is no such term in vogue, at least not in general use but it is needed in this situation.

Read this lead editorial in The Hindu on the formation of a TVK (108 MLA-elects) + Congress (5 MLA-elects) coalition government in Tamil Nadu in a House of 234: thehindu.com/opinion/editor… The editorial rightly contends that “A TVK government with aligned parties was the only viable post-poll outcome.” But there are credible but unverified media reports that about 35 AIADMK MLAs, shepherded by opportunist powermongers, are on the verge of breaking away from the control of AIADMK chief, former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), joining the TVK camp, and even taking up ministerial positions. If these reports come true, how aligned in ideological, political, and policy terms will the new coalition government be? It is important to ensure that whoever — a single party or a coalition — is in office in Tamil Nadu, it should remain staunchly secular, democratic, opposed to communalism, unitariness, and authoritarianism, and committed to the realization of the State’s legitimate rights. Further, it must promote equitable economic and social development and, in equal measure, press on with soundly designed and well-delivered welfare programmes.

Fact: The AAADMK is part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and it is aligned with the NDA’s policies on virtually all counts. The AIADMK has not differentiated or distanced itself from the BJP’s and the Union Government’s authoritarian policies and assaults on secularism, democracy, minorities, and State rights. The Press Release of May 6, 2026 signed by Girish Chodankar, ‘AICC In charge Tamil Nadu’ of the All India Congress Committee stated in emphatic terms: “Our support shall be conditional upon the TVK keeping out from this alliance any communal forces that do not believe in the Constitution of India.” It is one thing for MLAs belonging to other parties, including opposition parties, to support the formation of a government by the single largest party, which in any case is close to attaining a majority, in a confidence vote on the floor of the House. That would be in keeping with the democratic tradition of respecting the people’s verdict. But incorporating in the alliance and in a coalition government a party that is aligned with the BJP is a wholly different matter. If it is to happen, the AIADMK must come out of the NDA alliance and demonstrate its secular and democratic credentials.

விஜய்க்கு ஆதரவளிக்க விசிக முடிவு செய்துள்ளதால், எண்ணிக்கை 118-ஐ எட்டியது -- ஆளுநருக்கு இனி வேறு வழியில்லை! மத்திய அரசின் முட்டுக்கட்டை அரசியல் படுதோல்வி. Thirumavalavan to announce VCK's support to TVK shortly - thehindu.com/elections/tami…

VCK decides to support Vijay, making it 118 -- and giving the Governor no choice! Tamil Nadu government formation LIVE: VCK decides to support TVK, says top party leader - thehindu.com/elections/tami… For the best experience read this on The Hindu App. bit.ly/THNewsApp

சரியான முடிவு — இதன் பொருள் விஜய்க்கு இப்போது 118 சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களின் (MLAs) ஆதரவு கிடைக்கும் என்பதாகும். இதன் மூலம், தனது முகவரான ஆளுநர் மற்றும் பிறரின் வாயிலாக மக்களின் தீர்ப்பைத் திசைதிருப்ப முயலும் மத்திய அரசின் தந்திரங்களுக்கு ஒரு முற்றுப்புள்ளி வைக்கப்படும்.

The right decision — this means Vijay will now have the support of 118 MLAs. This should put paid to the shenanigans of the Union government acting through its agent, the Governor, and others seeking to hijack the people’s verdict.

The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) is expected to announce its support for C. Joseph Vijay and the formation of a government led by his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The VCK has two seats. ✍️@kolappan thehindu.com/elections/tami…

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Point taken. I agree but it’s too late to edit the post. Thank you.