India’s "Cockroach" Youth Movement Fights On After Police Crackdown
What started as an internet meme in India has officially spiraled into a national political headache for the government.
What started as a purely satirical joke by young people has mutated into a full-blown nationwide challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The police pulled out the usual heavy-handed crackdown routine to clear the streets. But here’s the thing about naming your protest after cockroaches: they are famously impossible to exterminate, and the kids are fully leaning into the metaphor.
Instead of scaring everyone back indoors, the police response basically just proved the entire point of the movement.
Trying to crush a meme with riot gear usually just turns the joke into a movement that refuses to die.
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