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” Before joining CPI (ML) People’s War Group (PWG) in January 1982, he worked as President of RSU, Karimnagar district. In his 34 years as a member of banned leftwing extremist outfits, Tirupati alias Devji held several key positions, including the party’s member of Central Committee (CC), Central Military Commission (CMC) and the Polit Bureau. Another top leader who surrendered, Malla Raji Reddy alias Sangram, a 76-year-old central committee member from Shastrulapalle village in Peddapally district, also spoke on similar lines but indicated that he might not be interested in mainstream politics. The third senior leader who surrendered, Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar, 47, is a native of Kalvapalli in Mulugu district. Damodar joined RSU in 1996 while he was in Class 10 and two years later joined CPI (ML) PWG. In 2015 he became a TSC member and in 2019 he was made in-charge of Military Affairs of TSC. Since 2024, 591 Maoists surrendered in Telangana, including four CC members and 16 SC members, and 142 firearms were seized. “Currently only 11 Telangana natives are in the Maoist party’s Under Ground (UG) cadre including Muppala Laxmana Rao alias Ganapathy and only one of them is active.
“Due to health reasons I decided to leave underground life and join mainstream.
After the surrender, Devji said he would continue political struggle by working for people within legal framework, and cited deteriorating health as the reason for coming overground. I will continue to work towards addressing people’s problems within legal framework,” Devji said while also reiterating, “I will continue political life of struggle, using my ideology and what I believed for decades. After the surrender, DGP B Shivdhar Reddy said that Devji is not the General Secretary of Maoists and currently no one is leading the banned outfit which is directionless. Devji might have become their General Secretary if the meeting had taken place but as of now he is not their General Secretary,” the DGP said. I want to work for people within legal framework,” Raji Reddy said. The veteran Maoist leader also said Maoism would do well in future. It will keep developing,” Reddy said. Maoist movement in Telangana is now non-existent, according to DGP. Currently the Maoist movement in the state is non-existent,” the DGP said.
It is not for personal convenience. He also acted as the official spokesperson of the Maoist party under the name Abhay. “We spoke to the surrendered leaders including and they clarified that since Central Committee Meeting could not take place, General Secretary has not been elected. “Don’t want to go into parliamentary system. “Maoism will not end. He is the Maoist party’s Secretary for Telangana State Committee (TSC). We appeal to all of them to surrender.
Hyderabad: Maoist party top gun, Tippiri Tirupati alias Devji, along with three other senior cadres, surrendered before Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday at the Hyderabad police’s Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC).