Can a joke become a political movement? Tom Sasse, The Economist’s South Asia bureau chief and Rosie Blau, co-host of the The Intelligence podcast, discuss the rapid rise of India's Cockroach Party,a
not even 200-300 (no youth at all, all were opposition political party workers) at any venue so far, why do ;economist' have to lie ??. . .paid propaganda !
It is interesting "The Economist" bringing up the youth uprising in the south Asia including the latest CJP, but lacking in-depth analysis by missing to mention the youth uprising happened in one of the state election, Tamilnadu's new chief minister and his new party came to power only through the youth voters democratically.
Abhijeet's brilliance is that he gave 22+ million young Indians a shared language to beat political fear with humor. But as viewers, we need to remember the difference between a master narrative engineer and a grassroots politician. He did a massive public service by holding up a mirror to the system, but he shouldn't bear the burden of fixing it all or risking his personal safety. Let’s appreciate CJP for the phenomenal cultural pressure group it is, without trapping a creative mind in the 'accidental Messiah' loop.
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The roots of all problems in India are coming from that party