{
  "id": 1620709,
  "title": "Dinakar questions Chidambaram on ‘Dimagi Naxalite’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/dinakar-questions-chidambaram-on-dimagi-naxalite",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:49:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/dinakar-questions-chidambaram-on-dimagi-naxalite/article71356991.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lanka Dinakar, Chairman of the Twenty Points Programme, expressed concern on August 15, 2026, regarding the term \"Dimagi Naxalite\" being used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at an Independence Day event, Modi labeled certain individuals as \"Dimagi Naxalites,\" without specifying any particular persons.\n\nDinakar questioned why P. Chidambaram, a member of the Congress party, had declared himself a \"self-declared Dimagi Naxalite.\" Dinakar asked Chidambaram to provide the number of police personnel and innocent citizens killed by Naxalites between 2004 and 2014 during the UPA government, as well as the instances of police weapons being looted by Naxals during the same period. He also requested an explanation as to how many districts were affected by Naxalism in 2013.\n\nDinakar challenged Chidambaram to compare the current situation with the previous UPA government's record, particularly focusing on the eradication of Naxalite impact in the country.",
  "summary": "Let Mr. Chidambaram dare to discuss the current situation in comparison with that of the previous UPA Government, particularly with regard to the eradication of the impact of Naxalites in the country, said Lanka Dinakar",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}