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The time has come, the respected Sarsanghchalak said recently, to talk of many things. Yes indeed. The times are changing so fast that while you craft the day’s headlines, it turns out what was deemed major news is suddenly trailing or has been taken off air as fake. Two trademark applications were filed for Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), a satirical political brand inspired by a chance remark from the head of India’s judiciary and dubbed by Shashi Tharoor as a party of people frustrated with the government. Now, its X account with over 200k followers has been suddenly closed down. Its Instagram account which has acquired over 15 million followers within five days, remains live so far. 

Driven by a barrage of critical statements from various political civil rights bodies, two of the highest dignitaries in India: the prime minister and the chief justice issued hasty personal denials of stories that seemed real because they appeared in the mainstream media. Both eminent personalities had to defend themselves as having been misquoted by the media and expressed their deep distress that those misquoted remarks went on to generate unnecessary hatred and panic among the citizens. 

The first story regarding a seven-point cost saving advice the prime minister had broadcast just before leaving for State tours to five nations was immediately taken note of. The story as reported later seemed to suggest having hinted at hard times ahead and some drastic measures for shoring up a troubled economy.

As alleged in media his suggestions about possibly imposing a temporary ban on gold buying and taxing all foreign travel by Indians and urging Indians to use less oil in their........

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