‘Have to isolate dimaagi Naxals’: PM Modi in Independence Day speech from Red Fort

Armed Naxals are gone, but 'intellectual Naxals' still lurking; we must be vigilant: PM ModiNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for the isolation of what he described as "dimaagi Naxals", while asserting that armed Naxalism and Maoist violence were "breathing its last" in the country.Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, PM Modi said the country needed to remain vigilant against those who continued to propagate Naxal ideology even as armed Maoist violence declined."Armed Naxals are gone, but 'intellectual Naxals' still lurking; we must be vigilant," PM Modi said.PM Modi said Naxalism and Maoism had held large parts of the country in their grip for decades and caused the loss of thousands of lives."In the 21st century, i