{
  "id": 1472716,
  "title": "Congress has accepted it has become ‘Dimagi Naxal Congress’: BJP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/congress-has-accepted-it-has-become-dimagi-naxal-congress-bjp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-has-accepted-it-has-become-dimagi-naxal-congress-bjp/article71355963.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, the BJP launched a fresh attack on the Congress over a remark made by senior leader P. Chidambaram, in which he declared himself \"proud to be a dimagi Naxal.\" BJP National Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi stated at a press conference that this acceptance of Naxalism by the Congress reveals that it is no longer just a \"Muslim League Maoist Congress,\" but has also become a \"Dimagi Naxal Congress.\" Trivedi emphasized that Chidambaram's admission of being proud of his Naxal identity is sufficient proof of the party's shift towards embracing Naxal ideology.\n\nThis came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had warned the country about the presence of \"dimagi naxals\" within the system, who allegedly manipulate policies to promote violence and anarchy. The BJP had earlier labeled the Congress as \"Muslim League Maoist Congress,\" accusing it of appeasement politics and being aligned with the Maoists.",
  "summary": "There is no question of any if and but when Chidambaram has himself come forward and said that he is proud of being a dimagi Naxal, Sudhanshu Trivedi said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}