Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed intrigue for the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), a satirical political party launched recently that has taken social media by storm and garnered millions of followers.
In a post on X, Tharoor said he understands the youth's frustrations and sees why they are resonating with the CJP. He also called the withholding of the X account of the satirical outfit “deeply unwise”.
“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,” Tharoor wrote.
Tharoor also pointed out that the Cockroach Janata Party reveals that people were frustrated with the government and has shown the Opposition there is “an opportunity waiting to be seized”.
The Cockroach Janata Party was founded by a 30-year-old political communication strategist, Abhijeet Dipke, after online backlash on Chief Justice Surya Kant's remarks comparing some unemployed youth to “cockroaches” and “parasites”.
