# Anurag Kashyap hits back at PM Modi’s ‘dimagi Naxal’ remark 2026-08-16T03:47:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day remark about 'dimagi Naxals', asking the PM to try 'therapy' instead of branding young people. Kashyap posted on Instagram in Hindi that today's children do not understand the label, suggesting the government restore deleted textbook chapters and restart schools. 'My suggestion is do a bit of therapy. It is very necessary,' he wrote, adding that the PM needs to learn Gen Z's language to reach them. In a later post, Kashyap called himself a 'dimagi anti-establishment' person and a bigger patriot than Modi, challenging the government to prove he is anti-national. He also alleged that the Narendra Modi government's IT cell did not send many trolls to his posts, implying its financial health was poor. PM Modi had warned during his Red Fort speech about 'dimagi Naxals' promoting violence within power structures, calling for their isolation to steer youth toward a developed India. news.abplive.com reports that Kashyap also addressed online trolls in an Instagram Story, saying fewer than a thousand trolls appeared on his post this time, which he linked to the IT cell's finances. cinemaexpress.com adds that he cited the Adani group as proof of 'indifference' towards the country. ## Coverage - news.abplive.com - cinemaexpress.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T13:33:23+00:00. Tags: Anurag Kashyap, Independence Day, Narendra Modi, Red Fort Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/anurag-kashyap-suggests-therapy-after-pm-modis-dimagi-naxal-remark/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/anurag-kashyap-suggests-therapy-after-pm-modis-dimagi-naxal-remark/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/