India's education minister has resigned due to pressure from Gen Z protesters.

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Multiple major news outlets report that India's Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned amid and in response to sustained, youth-led protests – prominently organized by the Cockroach Janta Party, a social-media-driven movement heavily associated with Gen Z – over exam paper leaks and irregularities in the education system.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][13] These sources describe his exit as coming under pressure from youth and student protesters, with officials and commentators explicitly framing the resignation as a victory for young people/Gen Z activists.[2][5][7][8][10][13] While the immediate trigger was the exam scandal, credible reporting consistently links his resignation to pressure from this youth/Gen Z-led protest movement, matching the core claim.

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Checked July 27, 2026