Kiren Rijiju labels Naseeruddin Shah a dangerous urban Dimagi Naxal

Union Minister <b>Kiren Rijiju</b> has slammed veteran actor <b>Naseeruddin Shah</b> as a dangerous <b>urban Dimagi Naxal</b> after the actor publicly supported protesting students at Jamia Millia Islamia and embraced the label. Rijiju's sharp criticism highlights the fierce ideological battlegrounds dividing the cultural and political elite in the country today.<br><br>The term 'urban Naxal' has increasingly become a preferred political weapon to dismiss dissent, turning creative disagreement into a badge of ideological subversion while administrative machinery watches from the sidelines.<br><br>This verbal escalation deepens the growing polarization between prominent cultural voices and political authorities over student activism.