u/MoreFaithlessness954

This was a very wrong thing to say irrespective of who said it or why it was said. But being said to the entire country on Independence Day, which is supposed to showcase the sacrifices and a feat of unity, makes it a horrible choice of words.

Both the labelling feel the same on face value.
A group of religious folks feel whoever doesn’t align with them or isn’t one of them is a Kaafir.

A group of political folks feel whoever isn’t an doing govt propaganda or doesn’t align with them or asks questions is a Dimaagi Naxal.

What’s worse is the timing, trying to label students who recently protested, and are still protesting, as Dimaagi Naxals when their demands are basic: fair exams, accountability from the Education Ministry, functional government schools and a government machinery capable of doing the bare minimum.

That’s a horrible way to address citizens demanding basic accountability.

First beg us for votes, buy votes, and then label the citizens as Naxals.

How is the general public not offended by this? 33–35% voted for him, so are the rest of the 65% who don’t follow his ideology or don’t believe that he or his party are the right ones to lead the country Dimaagi Naxals?

And the exact sequence makes it even worse:

Armed Naxals -> Dimaagi Naxals -> identify them -> isolate them -> bring the youth into the mainstream.

This type of blatant labelling, calling citizens cockroaches and Dimaagi Naxals, is so anti-people, and we’re in a democracy.

So many of us get offended day to day life when the world looks at us differently, and here our PM uses language that divides citizens while a few cheerlead it.

Are his speeches not audited? And then he and his followers have a problem with younger generations not respecting him on social media.