‘Proud to be a dimaagi naxal’: Opposition leaders after PM Modi's ‘isolate them’ remarks
Modi on Saturday warned against “dimagi Naxals”, saying that people sympathetic to the ideology were still looking for opportunities to “brainwash” the youth.
Opposition leaders have sharply criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's use of the term "dimaagi naxal" in his Independence Day speech at Red Fort. The opposition argues that the term is a sign of desperation from the government. Congress leaders, including P Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh, have strongly condemned the remarks, with Ramesh stating that the classification of critics as "dimaagi Naxals" is "a sure sign of desperation."
Rijiju, Parliamentary affairs minister, defended the term, saying it only applies to those who support Maoists, separatists, and advocate cutting off the Chicken's Neck corridor to separate the North-East from India.
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