RSS women's organization leader said- Jantar Mantar protests are spreading anarchy: JN is doing brainwashing with mental Naxalism for its own benefit of the youth

V. Shantakumari, head of the RSS women's organization Rashtravika Samiti, criticized protests at Jantar Mantar, stating they create instability and concern regarding the country's current situation. She characterized mental naxalism as a dangerous, invisible ecosystem of poisonous thoughts that is brainwashing Gen-Z and inciting youth and women. Shantakumari asserted that the protesters aim to destroy the country's culture and do not seek constructive societal change. She also deemed the protests unconstitutional. The context includes her statement made during the Rashtravika Samiti's annual Vijaya Dashami celebration in Nagpur on October 16. Separately, Prime Minister Narendra Modi previously used the term 'Mental Naxal' in his Independence Day speech this year, noting the continued presence of mental naxals despite eliminating armed ones.

The narrative intertwines political rhetoric, cultural concern, and a specific ideological framing ("Mental Naxalism") to mobilize opposition against certain forms of dissent. The juxtaposition of Shantakumari’s focus on cultural destruction and mental brainwashing with the Prime Minister's use of the same terminology suggests an effort to frame internal social unrest not merely as political protest but as an existential, insidious spiritual or psychological threat to the nation. The pattern involves labeling a segment of the populace (Gen-Z) and their movements as fundamentally corrosive, which serves to unify disparate groups under a shared sense of alarm—instability, cultural erosion, and hidden mental corruption. The reference to religion and nation's interdependence introduces a structural context where the stability of the state is tied to a perceived moral or spiritual order. Questions arise about whether focusing energy on defining an internal 'enemy' (mental naxals) serves to deflect attention from the structural or systemic causes of instability, and whether framing change as a battle against "brainwashing" inadvertently employs an appeal to authority over objective evidence regarding societal needs. What is the actual mechanism by which these specific terms operate to influence behavior rather than simply articulating grievances?