'To mislead youth': CJI Surya Kant says cockroach remark was misused

CJI Surya Kant said his 'cockroach' remark was 'misquoted and misused' through clipped court videos, warning against misleading social media posts.NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that his oral remarks during a Supreme Court hearing were “misquoted” and later used with “malicious intent” to mislead the country’s youth, amid controversy over a comment that sparked the satirical online movement “Cockroach Janta Party”."My comment was misquoted and misused. What was not said is presented as though it was said. This is extremely unfortunate. Particularly, it is a major malicious attempt to mislead the youth of the country," Kant in a DD News interview.Kant expressed concern over short clips of court proceedings being circulated on social media without the necessary context