New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on "dimagi Naxals", saying the term was not directed at Opposition leaders.

In a post on X, Rijiju said PM Modi had not referred to Opposition leaders as people with a Naxal mindset. He said "dimagi Naxals" referred to those who support Maoists and reject the Constitution, back separatists and support Article 370, and those who advocate cutting the Chicken's Neck corridor to separate the Northeast from the rest of India.

"PM @narendramodi ji didn't say opposition leaders as Dimagi Naxals," Rijiju said, listing the groups he claimed the term referred to.

Rijiju's remarks came a day after the Prime Ministe...