Summary: Madras High Court has sought responses from the Union government, X and Instagram on a public interest writ petition. The petition asks the Union home ministry to probe the background of Cockroach Janata Party spokesperson Saurav Das and his family, and to cancel his passport and Aadhaar card, citing claimed Nepal lineage.
Why it matters: This petition seeks to cancel the identity documents of a controversial political-activist spokesperson over alleged foreign lineage. Indian liberals have long downplayed concerns about murky foreign actors interfering in Indian affairs, despite our history of struggle against colonialism. Such concerns are valid, however, and deserve far more attention in our national discourse.
“CJP's Saurav Das has Nepal lineage, scrap Aadhaar & passport: PIL in Madras HC” — Times of India, 30 Oct 2026
Madras high court has sought response from the Union govt, X and Instagram on a public interest writ petition seeking direction to the Union home ministry to conduct a detailed probe into the background of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das and his family, cancel Saurav‘s passport and Aadhaar card…
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