Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday issued a clarification on his earlier remarks in court, where he compared unemployed youngsters to “cockroaches” and “parasites” who are attacking the system. The CJI alleged that a section of the media misquoted his previous remarks. “I am pained to read how a section of the media has misquoted my oral observations made during the hearing of a frivolous case yesterday. What I had specifically criticised were those who have entered professions like the Bar (legal profession) with the aid of fake and bogus degrees,” he said. His clarification came after his explosive remarks in the Supreme Court on Friday, where he described unemployed young people who turn to RTI activism, journalism, and social media as “cockroaches” and “parasites of society.” However, the Chief Justice denied criticising the youth of the country, adding that he saw them as pillars of a developed India. “It is totally baseless to suggest that I criticised the youth of our nation. Not only am I proud of our present and future human resource, but every youth of India inspires me. It is not an exaggeration to say that Indian youth have great regard and respect for me, and I, too, see them as the pillars of a developed India,” he said.