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India's parody 'cockroach party' claims website has been blocked
Key takeaways
- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has gained more than 20 million online followers since being set up as a joke after India's chief justice reportedly compared unemployed young people to the insects.
- He later clarified he was referring to people with "fake and bogus degrees", not India's youth more broadly.
- Its website can no longer be accessed in the country and also appears to be down elsewhere.
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Jacob Phillipsand Azadeh Moshiri,South Asia correspondent, Delhi AI-generated image/Cockroach Janta Party The Cockroach Janta Party has used AI-generated images to promote its cause online India's viral "cockroach" political parody group says its website has been blocked just days after it launched.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has gained more than 20 million online followers since being set up as a joke after India's chief justice reportedly compared unemployed young people to the insects.
He later clarified he was referring to people with "fake and bogus degrees", not India's youth more broadly.
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