‘Dimagi Naxal Janta Party’ Account Emerges on X Amid Modi Remark; Follows Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal and Prakash Raj
Dimagi Naxal Janta Party is the name of a newly emerged account on X that has drawn attention amid the political controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent use of the phrase “dimagi naxals”.
The account, identified by the handle @DNJP_India, has so far kept its following list limited to 13 accounts. The list includes several prominent political leaders, public personalities, political commentators and social-media figures, giving the account an apparent political and satirical character.
Among those followed by the account are Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, actor Prakash Raj, comedian Kunal Kamra, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair.
The account also follows political content creator Arpit Sharma, YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh, political commentator Tarun Gautam, Dr Nimo Yadav 2.0, parody account Rofl Gandhi 2.0 and the Cockroach Janta Party.
One of the account’s visible activities has been a repost of a message by Prakash Raj. In the post, the actor urged people to remain questioning and thoughtful, writing, “Dimagi bano .. Bewakoof nahi. Sawaal karo .. Gulami nahi.”
The emergence of the account comes at a time when the phrase “dimagi naxal” has become a fresh point of political debate.
During his Independence Day address from the Red Fort on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that while armed Naxalism was nearing its end, a threat remained from people with what he described as a “dimagi naxal” mindset. He called for such elements to be identified and isolated.
The remark was followed by a political exchange. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram responded that he was “proud to be a dimagi Naxal”, turning the phrase into a subject of further political discussion.
The government subsequently sought to explain the context in which the term was being used. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said Modi was not referring specifically to opposition leaders. Rijiju linked the description to people who support Maoist ideology, reject the Constitution, back separatist positions or support arguments concerning the “chicken neck” connecting the northeastern states with the rest of India.
That explanation has itself become part of the wider political debate, with opposition figures and critics questioning the use and scope of the term.
Against this backdrop, the Dimagi Naxal Janta Party account has added a social-media dimension to the controversy. Its choice of name appears to directly reference the phrase at the centre of the political argument, while the accounts it follows indicate an interest in personalities who are active in opposition politics, commentary and criticism of the government.
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At present, there is no indication from the information available that the account represents a formally registered political party. Its emergence on X should therefore be viewed as a social-media development rather than evidence of the formation of an officially recognised political organisation.
The account’s future activity, including whether it expands its following, publishes a manifesto or identifies its operators, will determine whether it remains a social-media satire or develops into a more organised political campaign.
For now, its arrival illustrates how a politically charged phrase can quickly move beyond parliamentary and public debate and become part of India’s rapidly evolving social-media political culture.
