Gandhinagar, Aug. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "dimagi Naxal" remark on Independence Day has triggered a major political showdown. After senior Congress leader P Chidambaram declared he was "proud to be a dimagi naxal," Gujarat Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi hit back on Sunday, citing Naxal attacks under Chidambaram's own tenure as Union Home Minister during the UPA government.

Responding to Chidambaram's statement on X, he said, "Shocked? Not at all. Now we know why Naxalism prospered during P. Chidambaram's tenure as Home Minister and under the UPA government. Now we know why around 1913 policemen and CRPF jawans were killed fighting Naxalism during 2004-14. Now we know why more than 5,019 Indians lost their lives to Naxal attacks un...