India, Nov. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that the threat of Naxalism had not ended despite the elimination of armed Maoist cadres, alleging that "dimagi Naxals" had infiltrated several organisations, including political parties, and were mobilising people against the Constitution and democracy.

"We must identify and defeat such elements and secure the country," Modi said while celebrating Diwali with security personnel at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Karanpur in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district.

Addressing personnel deployed in the region, Modi said the elimination of armed Maoists was a victory for the government's policies and political will, but cautioned against what he described as the continuin...