Published: May 30, 2026 • 2:21 PM IST · Updated: June 5, 2026 • 9:31 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
For decades, the Left ecosystem has dominated India’s intellectual landscape, wielding a complete monopoly over public discourse, setting narratives and defining the contours of political correctness.
It systematically uses labels such as ‘bigot’ and ‘regressive’ to delegitimise dissent rather than engage with it.
Blending this exclusionary privilege with the invocation of regional identity creates a deadly political weapon that can blow any competing narrative to smithereens.
This is exactly what is happening in the raging controversy involving Prof K.
Nageshwar, a Hyderabad-based senior political analyst and a retired journalism professor known for his left-leaning positions.