Own goal: Cockroach Janta Party founder's cryptic post before relaunch on X

Key points

• Hours after the X account of the fast-growing political outfit Cockroach Janta Party, which started as a satirical campaign, was withheld in India shortly after overtaking the BJP on Instagram, its founder Abhijeet Dipke posted a cryptic message on the microblogging platform, saying, “Own goal.” The latest post added intrigue to the meme-led campaign, which has seen an explosive online debut in recent days.
• Read Full Story What makes it even more interesting is that Dipke followed up the cryptic post with another account, “Cockroach is Back,” with the line, “Cockroaches don’t die.” With just two tweets, the new account has already crossed 15,000 followers in no time.
• Soon after the US-based Dipke confirmed that his account had been blocked in India, he went on a tweeting spree.
• First, he wrote, “As expected, Cockroach Janta Party’s account has been withheld in India.” He then posted another tweet alleging attempts to...