Congress must apologise to family of Manmohan Singh who termed Maoists single biggest threat: Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju on August 16 said that by ‘Dimagi Naxals’, Prime Minister Modi did not refer to the opposition leaders but only to those who support Maoists and separatists and reject the Indian Constitution
On August 17, 2026, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju criticized the Congress Party after its MP P. Chidambaram made remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's use of the term "Dimagi Naxal." Rijiju demanded an apology from Congress on behalf of the family of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had previously described the Maoist problem as the single biggest internal security threat India has ever faced.
In his response to Chidambaram's statement, Rijiju clarified that Modi's use of "Dimagi Naxals" did not target opposition leaders, but rather those who support Maoists and separatists, rejecting the Indian Constitution.
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