Katakam Sudarshan
Katakam Sudarshan | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 31 May 2023 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Anand |
| Organization | Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
| Known for | A cadre, Politburo and Central Military Commission member of CPI (Maoist) |
| Spouse | Sadhana |
Katakam Sudarshan (died 31 May 2023), commonly known by his
insurgent[3] communist party
in India.
Early life and family
Anand was born at
polytechnic college, in Warangal.[4] He worked as a teacher to financially support his higher education.[4] He married the Adiladab district secretary of CPI (Maoist), Sadhana.[1] She was gunned down by the police force, few years back.[4]
Guerrilla life
Anand was one of the senior-most
Maoist and a "hardline strategist".[1] He was prominently known for chalking out the policies of the party in the political arena, and upheld that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.[1]
After the completion of his studies, Anand joined the
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War (People's War Group), founded by Kondapalli Seetharamaiah.[5] He was famous for his "ruthless guerilla warfare tactics" and was designated the duty of training the cadres in "guerrilla warfare", and planning "military precision strikes" on the armed forces, in the territory of Chhattisgarh.[4]
Anand was a Central Military CommissionMaoist movement in India.[1] He also worked as the chief of the Central Regional Bureau of the CPI (Maoist).
Responding on a question about the
Indian government's "Operation Green Hunt" during an interview, he said to journalists, "We have been in the middle of a cruel, bitter war for several years."[5] In 2010, he told media personnel that out of the 45 members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), 8 had been arrested and 22 had been killed by the agencies of the Indian government.[5] He was also reportedly working on the task to attempt stalling the "Operation Green Hunt".[5]
A senior police officer once told
Death
Anand died of a heart attack on 31 May 2023.[6]
See also
- Socialism
- Communism
- Marxism
- Leninism
- Marxism-Leninism-Maoism
- Naxalism
- People's war
- New Democratic Revolution
- Radicalism (historical)
- Left-wing politics
- Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
- Anuradha Ghandy
- Azad
- Charu Majumdar
- Ganapathy
- Kobad Ghandy
- Kosa
- Narmada Akka
- Prashant Bose
References
- ^ HT Media Ltd. Archived from the originalon 24 November 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ LIST OF ORGANISATIONS DECLARED AS TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967 Archived 28 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine — Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ISBN 978-81-8274-399-1.
- ^ Indian Express Group. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ The Telegraph. Kolkata: ABP Group. Archived from the originalon 17 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Maoist leader Katakam Sudarshan passes away
External links
- International Campaign Against War on the People in India
- People's War in India: Interview with Comrade Anand of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)
- Video