Trivedi Targets Congress Over Manmohan Singh’s Past Naxal Stance

The friction stems from P. Chidambaram’s critique of the Prime Minister’s recent Independence Day address, where Modi warned against the rise of 'Dimagi Naxal'—or intellectual Naxalites. Trivedi argued that this reaction ignores the reality that Congress once officially designated Naxalism as India’s most significant internal security threat under Singh’s tenure.

For the BJP, the debate transcends mere semantics. Party officials maintain that while the physical insurgency is largely contained, the state must remain alert to ideological movements that challenge national integrity. This confrontation highlights a widening divide between the two parties over how to categorize and address non-traditional threats to the nation’s stability.