India, May 22 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday doubled down on his remarks backing the viral satirical outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), saying suppressing such movements in a democracy would be "foolish" and warning that ignoring youth frustration could prove "disastrous".

In a fresh series of posts on X, the Thiruvananthapuram MP defended his earlier comments praising the emergence of the meme-driven political satire movement, which has exploded across social media platforms in recent days.

"I welcome the pushback to my post and interview on the #CockroachJantaParty phenomenon," Tharoor wrote, responding to criticism that the movement was allegedly being amplified artificially or linked to Pakistani-backed online activity.

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