# Gen Z protests expose young Indians’ distrust in politics 2026-08-14T06:14:03+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets P. Chidambaram says Gen Z has lost faith in established political parties and India’s political system. In The Hindu’s Frontline interview, the Congress leader discusses recent student protests, police action, Parliament’s declining relevance, delimitation and the risk of creating “non-voting citizens”. He also points to the appeal of political outsiders such as Vijay in Tamil Nadu. The National Herald’s Purushottam Agrawal argues that the protests breached a climate of fear and created an opening for the Opposition. He credits satire and cross-group participation for widening the movement, while claiming the Modi government’s response exposed its vulnerabilities. These are the writer’s political assessments, not independently established facts in the article. ## Coverage - frontline.thehindu.com - nationalheraldindia.com Tags: Congress, delimitation, Gen Z, P Chidambaram, political alienation, student protests Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chidambaram-says-gen-z-has-lost-faith-in-system/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chidambaram-says-gen-z-has-lost-faith-in-system/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.