India’s education minister resigned on Saturday following days of spiraling demonstrations by young protesters known as the “cockroach” movement. The youth-led protests were sparked by nationwide exam paper leaks and the subsequent cancellation of an exam that had been taken by approximately two million students on May 3.
The cancellation of the examination prompted a severe crisis, with more than a dozen student suicides linked to the scrapped test. The ensuing demonstrations grew into a rare and significant challenge to the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ultimately forcing the minister's departure in what is considered a major victory for the protesters.
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