Archive · 15 Aug 2026
PM Modi's 'Dimaagi Naxals' Remark Draws Congress Fire
The prime minister of India gave a speech from a famous fort called the Red Fort.
In his speech, he called his political opponents 'dimaagi Naxals,' which means 'intellectual Naxals.'
Some politicians were angry about this name.
The Congress party said the remark is a sure sign of desperation.
A former government minister spoke out against the prime minister.
He said the prime minister first insults people as urban Naxals and later agrees with their demands.
He remembered that two years ago the prime minister called the demand for a caste census an urban Naxal idea.
A caste census is a big count of the people that records which social groups they belong to.
The minister said the government will still conduct such a census.
So the politicians think the prime minister's words do not match his actions.
PM Modi called his political opponents 'dimaagi Naxals' from the Red Fort.
Congress criticized the remark as a 'sure sign of desperation.'
A former Union minister accused Modi of labeling opponents urban Naxals while later accepting their demands.
The minister said Modi had called the caste census demand the urban Naxals' thought two years ago.
The minister said the Modi government will get a caste census conducted.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who made the remark, and Congress leaders, including a former Union minister who criticized him.
- What
- PM Modi called his political opponents 'dimaagi Naxals' (intellectual Naxals), drawing sharp criticism from Congress.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Red Fort, where PM Modi made the remark.
- Why
- Congress leaders criticized the remark as desperation and alleged hypocrisy over the caste census.
Congress / Opposition
PM Modi / Government
Framing of political opponents
Congress / Opposition
Calling opponents 'dimaagi Naxals' from the Red Fort is a sure sign of desperation, according to Congress.
PM Modi / Government
PM Modi referred to his political opponents as 'dimaagi Naxals', portraying their ideology as extremist.
Caste census hypocrisy
Congress / Opposition
The former Union minister says Modi called the caste census demand urban Naxals' thought two years ago, yet the government is now having a census conducted.
PM Modi / Government
Modi had earlier described the caste census demand as the urban Naxals' thought, according to the minister's account; no response from the government was reported.
- Key Remark
- PM Modi called political opponents 'dimaagi Naxals' (intellectual Naxals)
- Venue
- Red Fort
- Congress Response
- 'Sure sign of desperation'
- Critic
- A former Union minister (name not disclosed)
- Caste Census Timeline
- Demand called urban Naxals' thought two years ago; government to get census conducted
- Alleged Pattern
- 'First, abuse them as urban Naxals and then accept whatever their demands are'