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Kejriwal said he was proud to be called a “dimaagi Naxal” if it meant being a patriot who stands against corruption.
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal (File photo)
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “dimaagi Naxals” remarks, which he made on Independence Day. AAP National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he was willing to accept the “dimaagi Naxal” label if it meant standing against corruption and speaking up for better public services.
In a video message shared on social media, Kejriwal said, “According to the Prime Minister, a ‘dimaagi naxal’ is anyone who has the courage to question things in this country. Anyone who wants to change the rotten system, wants good government schools, hospitals, electricity, water, sewerage, drainage and good governance, or dreams of a corruption-free India, is a ‘dimaagi naxal’ according to the Prime Minister. Anyone who is not afraid of the Prime Minister and the BJP and dreams of a developed India is a ‘dimaagi naxal’ according to the Prime Minister.”
He added, “If Bhagat Singh were alive today, the Prime Minister would call him a ‘dimaagi naxal’ too. If Babasaheb Ambedkar, who fought for equality for everyone, were alive today, the Prime Minister would not spare him either and would call him a ‘dimaagi naxal’ as well. I want to tell the Prime Minister that I, Arvind Kejriwal, am a ‘dimaagi naxal’ according to him because I am a patriot, and I am proud of it. If anyone does or says anything against the country, Arvind Kejriwal will confront them with all his strength.”
Meanwhile, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh also questioned the remark, saying, “Our Prime Minister is extremely troubled by the movement of the youth and Gen Z at this time, and now Gen Alpha has also taken to the streets. They are asking to stop examination leaks, fix our schools and improve our lives. The Prime Minister is so troubled that sometimes he gets up at 12 midnight to make reels, and at other times he calls these very young people ‘dimaagi naxal’.”
In a post on X, Singh further asked, “The Prime Minister called the youth of the country ‘dimaagi naxal’. Is Gen Z, which is raising its voice against paper leaks, ‘dimaagi naxal’? Are the small children demanding that their schools be fixed ‘dimaagi naxal’? Or is the ‘Bharatiya Jhagda Party’, which instigates fights, the ‘dimaagi naxal’?”
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August 17, 2026, 8:31 PM IST
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