New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday raised concerns over the growing influence of urban Naxalism, saying it has increasingly acquired international dimensions and continues to work against India.

Addressing partyworkers at the BJP national headquarters in the national capital as Nitin Nabin assumed charge as its National President, PM Modi said, "Another major challenge is urban Naxalism. The scope of urban Naxalism is becoming international. If they tweet something positive about Modi even once or twice a year, or say something positive on TV, or write something positive in a newspaper, some journalists humiliate them so much that they are hounded and made untouchable. They are silenced so that they can never s...