New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Acclaimed writer Salman Rushdie and filmmaker Mira Nair became the latest ones to come out in support of the youth-led Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) amid protests in India over alleged irregularities by the Election Commission of India. On Friday, CJP announced 'Lehra Do Tiranga' march in Delhi during protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

Salman Rushdie commented on the youth group in India during a fundraising dinner for the Asian American Writers Workshop in New York City on Thursday. It was also attended by the NYC Mayor Mamdani's mother, Mira Nair whose birthday was reportedly marked at the gathering as well.

At the event, Rushdie called the CJP moment a hope for the younger generation in India. Nair extended her s...