9:56 AMAl Jazeera
Modi is using a cannon to kill a cockroach
Summary
Indian authorities targeted a student-run parody account after it mocked the prime minister, treating the satire as a political threat. The episode portrays a government willing to use law enforcement and platform pressure to suppress even low-stakes criticism.
Why it matters
When a government criminalizes satire, it normalizes coercive tools for political control and narrows the public space for opposition in an election-ready democracy.