Chidambaram's dig at the PM came a day after Modi warned the country about the 'dimagi naxals' who have allegedly entrenched themselves in the system and continue to pose a threat to society by manipulating policies. Modi urged the citizens to "identify and isolate" them

Reacting to the Prime Minister’s speech, Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal questioned whether the government had acted on the promises made in Modi’s earlier Independence Day addresses