Cockroach Janta Party: Did a Meme Just Become a Movement?

 When the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant called young professionals “cockroaches,” he likely didn’t anticipate a political uprising on social media. Host Dia Rekhi speaks to Sudhanshu Kaushik,president and CEO of the Centre for Youth Policy and Political commentator and Visiting Fellow - India Foundation Rajat Sethi, about the party— a meme-turned-movement that amassed 20 million followers, outpaced the BJP on Instagram, and triggered a government crackdown. Is this genuine youth disillusionment or chronically-online noise? And what does it signal for India’s political future? Listen inYou can follow Dia Rekhi on social media: Linkedin & XCheck out other interesting episodes like:ET Deep Dive: Swipe Left on Reality,India wants manufacturing at 25% of GDP — will AI in factories help?, Tanay Kothari Wants To Kill The Keyboard, From Doer to Director: The LinkedIn Playbook for the AI Agea, Semaglutide Goes Generic: Big Pharma’s Moat Breaks  and much more. Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Youtube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.