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‘Hi friends’: Modi’s curious campaign to win over Gen Z

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 73 words
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‘Hi friends’: Modi’s curious campaign to win over Gen Z NewsFeed ‘Hi friends’: Modi’s curious campaign to win over Gen Z For Gen Z in India, PM Narendra Modi is trying to become an unlikely friend through late-night Instagram reels.

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What happened

‘Hi friends’: Modi’s curious campaign to win over Gen Z NewsFeed ‘Hi friends’: Modi’s curious campaign to win over Gen Z For Gen Z in India, PM Narendra Modi is trying to become an unlikely friend through late-night Instagram reels.

Why it matters

Modi and the ruling BJP have taken a curious approach to social media as they try to win over Gen Z following the recent Cockroach Janta Party-led protests.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Modi and the ruling BJP have taken a curious approach to social media as they try to win over Gen Z following the recent Cockroach Janta Party-led protests.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/8/hi-friends-modis-curious-campa…

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Claim 1: “Modi and the ruling BJP have taken a curious approach to social media as they try to win over Gen Z following the recent Cockroach Janta Party-led protests.”
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While the evidence confirms the existence of the 'Cockroach Janta Party' (founded May 16, 2026), there is no evidence in the provided text stating that the BJP or Narendra Modi adjusted their social media strategy specifically in response to protests led by this party. The other search results are irrelevant (dermatology videos).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign policy of the Modi government is associated with the policy initiatives made towards other states by the current government of India after Narendra Modi assumed the office of prime minis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Modi_gov…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the prime minister of India since 26 May 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is an Indian multi-party political alliance, led by the country's biggest political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded on 15 May 1998. It cu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance
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Claim 2: “PM Narendra Modi is trying to become an unlikely friend through late-night Instagram reels.”
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The provided evidence contains no information regarding PM Narendra Modi's use of Instagram reels to engage with Gen Z. The web search results are generic Outlook links and the Wikipedia entries provided do not mention this specific social media strategy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP; lit. 'Cockroach People's Party'), also known as the Cockroach movement, is an Indian youth-based satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach_Janta_Party
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of the most-viewed reels on Instagram is ranked based on total view count. As of August 11, 2026, top 20 most-viewed Instagram reels are as follows:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-viewed_Instagram_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lakshman Singh Bisht (popularly known as Lucky Bisht) is an Indian former spy, sniper and National Security Guard commando. He served as a personal bodyguard to politicians such as Tarun Gogoi, L. K. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Bisht
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