DImagi Naxal
Modi’s 'Dimagi Naxal' remark ignites political war: Chidambaram responds with ‘proud’ swipe, Rijiju clarifies comment
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not refer to opposition leaders as people with a “Maoist mindset”, following a swipe by Congress leader P Chidambaram over remarks made during Modi’s Independence Day address.
Rijiju wrote on X: “PM @narendramodi ji didn’t say opposition leaders as Dimagi Naxals.”
PM @narendramodi ji didn't say opposition leaders as Dimagi Naxals. Only following are Dimagi Naxals:
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 16, 2026
1. Who support Maoists and reject Indian Constitution.
2. Who stand with separatists & support Article 370.
4. Who want to cut chicken neck to separate North-East from India.
He said the term “Dimagi Naxals” could only be used for those who support Maoists, reject the Indian Constitution, side with separatists, support Article 370 and seek to “cut the chicken neck” to separate the Northeast from the rest of India.
In his Independence Day address on Saturday, Modi praised the country for successfully uprooting armed Maoism.
“The armed Naxalites have been defeated, but the Naxal mindset remains,” Modi said.
“These forces are looking for opportunities. They are searching for paths of violence and anarchy, and are employing various tactics to drag society onto the wrong path,” he added.
Modi ji smashed cockroaches by calling them Dimaagi naxals
— Shadayi- (@Shadaayi) August 15, 2026
Now Cockroaches gonna create a new page named dimagi naxal pic.twitter.com/c740nlPsye
Modi further said that such a mindset must be identified.“We must isolate such elements and connect the country's young generation with the mainstream path of building a developed nation,” he said.
Following the remarks, Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram took a swipe at the Prime Minister, writing on X.
I am proud to be a dimagi naxal !
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) August 16, 2026
He wrote: "I am proud to be a dimagi naxal!”
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