Sarma Accuses Chidambaram of Being a Naxal, Calls for Investigation
Accusations of Naxalism are serious and potentially used to suppress dissent.
On Monday, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam's Chief Minister, accused P Chidambaram of being a Naxal, not just a "dimagi Naxal," and called for investigating his knowledge of past attacks on Congress leaders. He credited the BJP and Amit Shah for reducing violence in insurgency-affected areas like Bodoland, claiming this has unsettled the Congress ahead of the 2029 elections.
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.
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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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