India’s Gen Z ‘cockroaches’ expose Modi’s media class

The explosion of India’s Generation Z rebellion on the streets of major cities has earned the eponymous “cockroach” movement its first reward: exposing the fundamental illegitimacy of billionaire-owned legacy media.

And frontline protesters are aware that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s engagement with that media is just another part of the populist infrastructure. This is everything”Godi (“lap dog”) MediaThe term was coined by journalist Ravish Kumar to probe the transparent willingness of media owners to align with Modi.