Senior Congress leader P.
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”.
Hitting back at the PM, Mr. In his remarks, Mr. They had served as advisers on government committees and influenced public policy. “Decades-old challenges must be brought to an end. Naxalism and Maoism have destroyed the future of millions of young people. A. Baby stated that while his party opposes Maoism, they accuse the government of violating the law and the Constitution in its handling of Maoists.
He said decades of Naxalism and Maoist violence had destroyed the lives and aspirations of millions of young people, with over 3,500 police and security personnel killed in the conflict, a number much higher than the soldiers who are killed during wars. The Prime Minister had said his government, which took office in 2014, had made ending Naxalism a priority. Because these areas have been freed from Naxalism,” he had said, in areas where the bullets of Naxalites once rang out, where bloodshed was once commonplace, the tricolour of development, trust, and effort is now flying.
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. “Naxalism held a very large part of India and a huge population in its grip, at gunpoint,” he said. They have taken away the sons of countless mothers, ruined families, and shattered the dreams of parents,” he had said. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Attempt to stigmatise dissent’: Opposition hits out at PM Modi over ‘dimagi Naxal’ jibe Opposition leaders on Saturday (August 15, 2026) hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “dimagi Naxals” reference in his Independence Day address, accusing him of using labels to target dissent, while also tearing into his appeal to parties to implement women’s reservation and questioning the linking of it with delimitation. He described the Prime Minister’s reference to individuals with a “Naxal mentality” as an attempt to target the Opposition. Baby also accused the Modi government of engaging in “State terrorism” regarding its treatment of arrested Maoists, alleging that some individuals were shot dead in custody rather than being subjected to legal proceedings.
Earlier reporting noted: CPI(M) General Secretary M. Earlier reporting noted: Mr. “Today, I am happy that Naxalite and Maoist violence is being brought to an end.
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.
