Ex NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar got attracted to Naxal ideology as student,hung Che's poster in room: New book
Stephen's College but now considers present day Naxalism as the "most pernicious and dishonest impact" on Indian youths which has perhaps "set back India's political and economic development by years"."Thankfully, it is now nearly eliminated. And we should ensure that the ideology is also rooted out," he told PTI on Friday.Kumar was vice chairman of the Niti Aayog from 2017 to 2022. The prime minister is the chairman of the government think tank."Swayed by the arguments of a senior history student and an astute psychology professor, a young man from Lucknow started deifying Mao Zedong during his second year at St.
- ▪Stephen's College but now considers present day Naxalism as the "most pernicious and dishonest impact" on Indian youths which has perhaps "set back India's political and economic development by years"."Thankfully, it is now nearly eliminate
- ▪And we should ensure that the ideology is also rooted out," he told PTI on Friday.Kumar was vice chairman of the Niti Aayog from 2017 to 2022.
- ▪The prime minister is the chairman of the government think tank."Swayed by the arguments of a senior history student and an astute psychology professor, a young man from Lucknow started deifying Mao Zedong during his second year at St.
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HomeNextEx NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar got attracted to Naxal ideology as student,hung Che's poster in room: New bookEx NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar got attracted to Naxal ideology as student,hung Che's poster in room: New bookPublished on: Jul 26, 2026, 10:02:43 ISTPTIPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link New Delhi, Former Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar was attracted to the Naxal ideology during his student days in the 1970s, hung posters of Che Guevara and Ho Chi Minh in his hostel room and even stayed at a remote village in Bihar to experience the harsh realities of rural India and to prepare villagers "annihilation of predatory jotedar and zamindar", a new book says.Ex NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar got attracted to Naxal ideology as student,hung Che's…
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