India’s youth protesters are fighting Modi with irreverent humour and memes
News|Social MediaIndia’s youth protesters are fighting Modi with irreverent humour and memesModi built his political brand through social media. Advertisement One 25-year-old protester said the memes are more than comic relief; they are a way of coping. She sees them as a generational trait.Unlike older generations, who learned to endure hardship, hers has little patience for “simply putting up with it,” she said.“If our phone data runs out, we can’t even bear that.
- ▪News|Social MediaIndia’s youth protesters are fighting Modi with irreverent humour and memesModi built his political brand through social media.
- ▪Advertisement One 25-year-old protester said the memes are more than comic relief; they are a way of coping.
- ▪She sees them as a generational trait.Unlike older generations, who learned to endure hardship, hers has little patience for “simply putting up with it,” she said.“If our phone data runs out, we can’t even bear that.
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News|Social MediaIndia’s youth protesters are fighting Modi with irreverent humour and memesModi built his political brand through social media. Now protesters are using that same platform to mock his administration.ListenListen (5 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoStudent activists take part in a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in Kolkata, India, on July 24, 2026 [Bikas Das/AP]By APPublished On 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026India’s young protesters are mocking their government.
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