PM Modi Warns of "Dimaagi Naxals" in Power Corridors
Labeling dissenters as 'intellectual Naxals' is a dangerous tactic to suppress criticism.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking from the Red Fort on Saturday, warned of a new enemy called "dimaagi Naxals" who are embedded in power corridors. He stated that over 3,500 security personnel died combating traditional Naxal violence and claimed Maoist threats were diminishing. PM Modi emphasized identifying and isolating these intellectual Naxals to unite youth for development, highlighting progress in previously Naxal-affected areas.
16 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech did not target Opposition leaders.
17 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
The BJP accused the Congress of becoming a "Dimagi Naxal Congress" after the Congress leader P. Chidambaram's "proud to be a dimagi Naxal" remark.
— NDTV
Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused former Union Minister P Chidambaram of being a Naxal, demanding investigations into his knowledge of past attacks on Congress leaders.
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