India's 'cockroach' movement founder released a day after detention

Channel News Asia·October 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM

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Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, rose to prominence this year when a weeks-long sit-in contributed to India's education minister resigning.

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