What next for India's Cockroach Party?

What next for India's Cockroach Party?

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Issued on: 24/05/2026 - 20:11Modified: 24/05/2026 - 20:16

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The story of how an online joke became a viral sensation on social media, and started what appears to be the grassroots of a political movement.The Cockroach Party was founded by a public relations student to parody the comments made by India's supreme court judge. Abhijeet Dipke set up The Cockroach Party ten days ago, and has 23 million followers. Indian government alligned Critics call it a trojan horse for the opposition. Abhijeet speaks to France 24's Gavin Lee.

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