Salwa Judum was launched with the objective of fighting the Naxalites but unfortunately the movement got embroiled in numerous controversies relating to gross violation of human rights. It was alleged that Salwa Judum members were not different from Naxalites as they were adopting the same tactics to terrorise the common man. The critics of Salwa Judum pointed out that Naxalites and Salwa judum members targeted each other and it was the common Adivasi who was bearing the brunt of this violent cross-fire.