India, June 26 -- As the protest demanding his resignation entered its seventh day on Friday, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke marked Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's birthday with a pointed message at Jantar Mantar.

In a video, Dipke is seen writing on a whiteboard, "Happy Birthday, Pradhan. Please resign," as supporters sing the birthday song in the background.

After writing the message, Dipke said, "A very happy birthday to you, Dharmendra Pradhan. Do us a favour and resign. As a birthday gift, we can even send you the resignation letter-you'll only have to put your thumb on it."

Dipke has been leading protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, demanding Pradhan's resignation over alleged irregularities in competiti...