Modi and the BJP's campaign against 'dimaagi naxals' | The Listening Post #shorts

A new phrase has entered the right wing lexicon in India - 'dimaagi naxal' (intellectual insurgents).

BJP accounts have launched a campaign identifying the likes of Dhruv Rathee, Rajdeep Sardesai and Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi as 'dimaagi naxals'.

Meenakshi Ravi looks at how quickly the term has spread from political messaging into Indian media.

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