# Himanta Sarma calls Chidambaram ‘pure Naxal’ over ‘dimagi Naxal’ remark 2026-08-17T17:02:37+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has called Congress leader P Chidambaram a 'pure Naxal' after the former home minister said he was 'proud to be a dimagi Naxal'. Sarma claimed Chidambaram did not do enough to stop Naxalism when he was home minister, despite Congress leaders being killed in a Naxal attack. The remark follows PM Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech in which he said some 'dimagi Naxals' need to be identified and isolated. Sarma said there should be an inquiry into whether Chidambaram deliberately refrained from taking steps against Naxalism. He added that Chidambaram is not just a 'dimagi Naxal' but a complete Naxal who wants to bring anarchy to the country. The Congress has not commented on Sarma's remarks. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T17:57:02+00:00. Tags: Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Naxal, P Chidambaram Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/himanta-sarma-says-chidambaram-remark-pure-naxal-seeks-probe/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/himanta-sarma-says-chidambaram-remark-pure-naxal-seeks-probe/#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/