Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Aiyar Urges Reading Rajiv Gandhi to Fight Modi
Mani Shankar Aiyar is a leader in the Congress party.
He was speaking on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Aiyar said people should read and understand Rajiv Gandhi’s ideas about India.
He said this would help them oppose Narendra Modi.
He also used the phrase “Dimaagi Naxals,” meaning what he described as a group of people with extreme ideas.
Aiyar said this group would either be captured or leave the country.
The report does not say that anyone was actually captured or expelled.
It also does not include a response from Modi or his party.
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar made the remarks on Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary.
Aiyar said people should study Rajiv Gandhi’s thoughts and views on India’s character.
He argued that doing so was necessary to fight Narendra Modi politically.
Aiyar said “Dimaagi Naxals” would either be captured or forced to leave the country.
The statement did not include a response from Narendra Modi or his Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Who
- Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, referring to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Narendra Modi.
- What
- Aiyar urged people to study Rajiv Gandhi’s thoughts and said this was necessary to fight Modi.
- When
- On Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary; the specific date was not stated.
- Where
- The location was not stated.
- Why
- Aiyar said understanding Rajiv Gandhi’s views on India’s character would help oppose Modi.
- Speaker
- Mani Shankar Aiyar
- Political affiliation
- Congress
- Occasion
- Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary
- Person referenced
- Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
- Political opponent referenced
- Narendra Modi
- Phrase used
- “Dimaagi Naxals”
- Claim about the group
- Aiyar said they would either be captured or made to leave the country.