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Recently after the Chief Justice of India allegedly compared the youth to “cockroaches,” many young people online reacted with anger and sarcasm. Instead of rejecting the insult, a group of activists created the Cockroach Janta Party. What began as a meme quickly turned into a youth movement, gaining over 8 million followers on Instagram within a few days.
The movement became popular because it represented frustrated students, unemployed graduates, gig workers, and young voters who felt ignored by politicians and powerful institutions. Their posts used dark humor, protest art, and slogans about survival and resistance. The cockroach became a symbol of people who continue to survive no matter how much society looks down.
I think this is linked to Anarchism because it criticized authority, hierarchy, and centralized power. Many supporters believed that real change should come from ordinary people organizing themselves rather than depending on traditional political leaders.