Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram expressed pride in being labeled a ‘dimagi Naxal’ following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on Sunday. Modi warned that a ‘Naxal mindset’ remains a significant challenge for the nation. Chidambaram’s response came just a day after the Prime Minister’s statement, highlighting the ongoing political tensions surrounding this terminology.
The remark drew a sharp response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with several of its leaders accusing the former Union minister of shielding Naxals and their sympathisers. The Prime Minister’s remarks prompted criticism from the Congress, which accused him of using provocative labels for his political opponents. He credited the Modi government and Union Home Minister Amit Shah with eliminating senior Naxal commanders and curbing the threat in areas affected by insurgency. Chidambaram hits back at PM Senior Congress leader P. In his remarks, Mr. They had served as advisers on government committees and influenced public policy.
Addressing the nation on Saturday, Modi said India had made significant progress in tackling armed Naxalism but warned that a more subtle form of the ideology, which he described as “dimagi Naxalism”, was still seeking opportunities to create violence, unrest and disorder. “The Prime Minister did not directly refer to Congressmen as ‘dimagi naxals,’ but if Congress leaders are volunteering to accept that label themselves, that is their own problem,” Hussain said. Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘dimagi naxal’ remark, and said, “I am proud to be a dimagi naxal”. Earlier reporting noted: Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day, the Prime Minister said the country had succeeded in removing armed Naxalism from the forests but warned that its ideological supporters were seeking opportunities to promote violence and anarchy. Chidambaram said on X, “I am proud to be a dimagi naxal! Modi had said, “For years, people with a Maoist mindset had established themselves in the corridors of power. The Prime Minister said we must not underestimate this challenge and need to remain even more vigilant.
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The exchange has since widened into a fresh political confrontation, with the Congress questioning the use of the term and the BJP insisting that the Prime Minister was referring to forces it believes threaten the country’s constitutional and territorial integrity.
“PM Narendra Modi ji didn’t say Opposition leaders as Dimagi Naxals,” Rijiju said in a post on X. He went on to outline who, according to him, fell within the category described by the Prime Minister.
