Sarthak Sidhant, one of the three known CBSE-OSM whistleblowers, has advised "Cockroach Janta Party" founder Abhijeet Dipke to ensure the movement is driven by a genuine cause rather than what he described as “internet attention”. He said student-led campaigns must translate outrage into meaningful action.

In an exclusive interview with HT, Sarthak Sidhant spoke about the viral online movement that started as a satirical response to Chief Justice of India's recent remarks, and said he would “not get political”, but stressed that any party or campaign formed by students should have "an actual cause".

"Like I did some investigation, Nisarg did some investigation - we put it out to help students," he said, drawing a distinction between activism stemming from research and social media-driven trends. Sidhant also mentioned Vedant Shrivastava in his remarks.

Teenagers Sidhant, Vedant and “ethical hacker” Nisarga Adhikary emerged as key figures who flagged issues with CBSE's OSM evaluation system after detecting discrepancies Class 12 marksheets — becoming the face of a broader student backlash over this year's examination controversies, including the now-cancelled NEET-UG 2026 exam, which is set for a June 21 re-test following a paper leak.

Sidhant cautioned against limiting activism to online spaces, saying "internet activism is okay", but "sitting on their back seats and not doing anything is not". He added that he would not support a movement only aimed at gaining traction...

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