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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

Indian celebrities fiercely criticised for silence on Cockroach protests

Protesters raise their fists
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janata party's ongoing protest movement in Mumbai, India on Thursday. Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Bollywood stars and other Indian celebrities have faced fierce criticism for staying silent in the face of some of the biggest protests India has seen in years.

Hundreds of thousands of young Indians took to the streets this week as part of a new youth movement that calls itself the Cockroach Janata party (CJP), demanding accountability over exam paper leaks in an unprecedented challenge to prime minister Narendra Modi’s government. Many vented their anger against what they saw as “cowardice” from India’s biggest celebrities.

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