New Delhi: The political debate has become more heated after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mention of the term ‘mindful Naxal’ in his Independence Day speech. Meanwhile, an account named ‘Dimagi Naxal Janata Party’ has come into discussion on social media platform X and Instagram. The account is said to have gained more than 1 lakh followers on Instagram. There is also a discussion on social media about who created the account and who he follows.
Who does the ‘Dimaagi Naxal Janata Party’ follow?
This account currently follows 17 accounts on Instagram. They include Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, YouTuber Dhruv Rathi, comedian Kunal Kamra, actor Prakash Raj and fact-checker Mohammad Zubair. The account’s bio describes its founder as ‘a brainy Indian’ and the co-founder as ’56 inches’. The account also follows political content creator Arpit Sharma, YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh, political commentator Tarun Gautam and several parody accounts.
Prakash Raj’s post was also retweeted
A post by actor Prakash Raj was also retweeted by the ‘Dimagi Naxal Janata Party’ account. Prakash Raj appealed to people to question anything instead of blindly accepting it. In his post, he gave a message to the people, ‘Be wise, not stupid and not a slave’. The account has come to the fore after Prime Minister Modi in his Independence Day address referred to people with ‘mind Naxal’ ideologies.
What did Rijiju say on the ‘mind Naxal’ issue?
Amidst this entire controversy, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju clarified that Prime Minister Modi did not specifically call opposition leaders ‘mindful Naxals’. According to Rijiju, the term was used to refer to people who supported the Maoist ideology and held objectionable views on the Indian Constitution and the unity of the country. He also mentioned some controversial statements regarding separatism, Article 370 and important geographical route connecting the country.
Controversy from political statements to social media
The ruling party and the opposition are fighting each other over the term ‘Dimagi Naxal’. Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram also reacted to this term. Now the political controversy over the social media account with this name has taken a new turn. However, there is no clear information about the official confirmation of the specific person or organization behind this account. Therefore, it is necessary to look carefully at the account claims and their identification.