Himanta Sarma calls Chidambaram ‘pure Naxal’ over ‘dimagi Naxal’ remark

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.