The face of the “America kya kehta tha?” meme has been spotted attending the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in Delhi.

Young people across India have turned an insult into a digital badge of defiance, transforming the cockroach from a symbol of contempt into the emblem of a fast-spreading satirical protest movement.

The cockroach is everywhere. Across Instagram, thousands have changed their profile pictures to cockroaches. AI-generated cockroach politicians dominate social media feeds. Artists are creating ...

On May 16, 2026, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was launched as a satirical political collective on social media, sparked by a widely misquoted remark from Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. His ...

On an ordinary day in New Delhi, an off-the-cuff remark in India’s highest court triggered something no one had planned for: Within days, millions of young Indians were publicly calling themselves ...

The “cockroach” phrase entered political discourse after Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant likened unemployed youth moving towards activism and journalism to “cockroaches” and “parasites.” The ...

Abhijeet Dipke is the founder and public face of the satirical ‘Cockroach Janta Party,’ an online political movement that went viral on internet after turning a reported “cockroach” remark about ...