{"id":741086,"date":"2026-07-26T10:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T07:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/modi-breaks-instagram-reel-record-as-student-protests-sweep-india\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T10:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T07:25:15","slug":"modi-breaks-instagram-reel-record-as-student-protests-sweep-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/modi-breaks-instagram-reel-record-as-student-protests-sweep-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Modi breaks Instagram Reel record as student protests sweep India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aef7bc673275\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aef7bc673275\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/modi-breaks-instagram-reel-record-as-student-protests-sweep-india\/#TLDR\" >TL;DR<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/2026\/07\/modi-instagram-reels-student-protests-india-record.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<div class=\"postContent-tldr\">\n<h4 class=\"postContent-offsetTitle\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TLDR\"><\/span>TL;DR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><em>Modi broke Instagram\u2019s Reel view record with over 300 million views as student protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party swept India<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted two selfie videos on Instagram as student protests swept the country, with the first Reel drawing more than 300 million views in 24 hours and breaking the platform\u2019s record for a single clip. The 75-year-old leader recorded the videos late Thursday and Friday, choosing the short-video format most popular with the young demographic fueling demonstrations against his government. The previous single-Reel record belonged to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>r IShowSpeed, who filmed himself meeting the K-pop group BTS after the FIFA World Cup final earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The protests trace back to India\u2019s NEET medical entrance exam, administered on May 3 and cancelled on May 12 after a paper leak was discovered. Student organizer Abhijeet Dipke founded the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, on May 16, naming the movement after Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed youth to \u201c<em>cockroaches<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>parasites<\/em>\u201d during a hearing. The CJP has since drawn more than 20 million followers across platforms, though exact figures vary by source, and organized nationwide marches demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.<\/p>\n<p>Modi\u2019s government has responded to the unrest with both digital crackdowns and public outreach. Authorities ordered GitHub to block Jack Dorsey\u2019s BitChat messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> after CJP organizers adopted it when facing restrictions on mainstream platforms. India is Instagram\u2019s largest market with roughly 480 million users, and the government has separately summoned Meta executives over ad moderation failures and ordered the company to remove child safety violations from the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister\u2019s pivot to Reels is striking given that Modi, who has more than 100 million Instagram followers, has historically favored formal addresses and scripted appearances. Biographer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay told<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-07-25\/india-s-modi-adopts-reels-amid-instagram-fueled-student-unrest?srnd=phx-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Bloomberg<\/a> the prime minister appeared to be \u201c<em>at his wits\u2019 end<\/em>\u201d over the protests, though Modi\u2019s team has framed the videos as a lighthearted attempt to connect with younger audiences. Modi has previously used personal diplomacy to court <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> leaders, but this marks his first attempt to compete with protest movements on their own turf.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW City Coworking space &#8211; Where your best work happens<\/p>\n<p>A workspace designed for growth, collaboration, and endless networking opportunities in the heart of tech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The record-breaking viewership underscores how large India\u2019s social media audience has become, even as the government tightens controls over the platforms that carry it. Whether the Reels gambit can redirect the conversation away from exam fraud and youth unemployment remains far from clear. The CJP shows no sign of standing down, and its ability to organize millions of followers despite platform restrictions suggests Modi faces a digital opposition that selfie videos alone may not contain.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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