India protests: New 'cockroach' movement leader named
- Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that prompted strict security measures.
- "They seem to have seen that coming," notes France 24's Andrew Hilliar.
- In a prerecorded video, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Party, names an interim leader to take over.
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- Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that prompted strict security measures.
- "They seem to have seen that coming," notes France 24's Andrew Hilliar.
- In a prerecorded video, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Party, names an interim leader to take over.
Sources: France 24