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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

India’s Cockroach Janta party protest victory signals trouble ahead for Modi

CJP supporters play the drums and hold up signs calling for Pradhan to resign
Cockroach Janta party supporters in New Delhi on Saturday. Their core demand, for Dharmendra Pradhan to resign, has been achieved. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Even the night before Narendra Modi accepted the resignation of his education minister, India’s prime minister appeared confident that the largest mass uprising to take place in his 12 years in power would do little to rattle his government.

Addressing his “young friends” in a late-night Instagram selfie reel on Friday, he thanked the people – who were mobilised en masse across the country, shouting anti-government slogans – for their “thoughtful suggestions”.

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