00:08Abhijit Dipka is at the center of a Gen Z-led movement in India that's been fueled by frustration
00:14over education scandals and lack of job opportunities. His satirical cockroach junta party has amassed
00:21tens of millions of followers within weeks. Previously a public relations strategist for
00:26opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dipka had already stepped away from Indian politics
00:32when he moved to Boston for his studies. Now he's being drawn back in.
00:37If so many people are joining in such short span of time that means the people are really
00:42dissatisfied and discontent with the current ruling party.
00:46The movement comes at a challenging time for Modi's government. Allegations of irregularities in medical
00:52entrance exams have sparked protests across the country, while errors in the grading of a high
00:58school examination have added to public frustration. As for Abhijit, he's moving back to Delhi and hopes
01:04to take the movement beyond memes and satire alone. We are going to convert this movement into a kind
01:11of pressure group that holds the government accountable and that somehow changes the political
01:16discourse of India. Well, the politics should be revolved around the youth and their future.
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