Surrendered not on account of worry of loss of life, however to work for folks in authorized framework. Maoist Devuji| India Information

Hyderabad, Prime CPI commander and key “strategist” of the banned outfit, Thippiri Tirupati, also called Devuji, has claimed that police arrested him and others earlier than their give up to the Telangana police on February 24.

He vowed to proceed combating for folks’s issues inside the authorized framework.

Devuji, who led an underground life for over 4 a long time within the armed wrestle, additionally stated that he and different members didn’t give up to the police on account of worry of loss of life, however to work for the general public carrying their ideology Marxism, Leninism and Maoism inside the authorized framework.

He stated on Friday that he by no means feared loss of life, and if that have been the case, he would have surrendered like key Maoist leaders Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu and Ashanna alias Satish earlier than the Maharashtra authorities in October final yr.

Devuji had no plans to depart the Maoist path, police sources earlier stated.

“When Operation Kagar was happening in full fledge, below unavoidable conditions, we took shelter somewhere else to strengthen the occasion. In these circumstances, the Telangana police arrested us. After the arrest, in the event that they needed, they may have killed us. However what they advised us is that the killing was not their coverage, and they’ll present give up. However I used to be not able to give up,” Deviju advised TV channels.

Dismissing the notion that they surrendered earlier than the police, the previous Maoist chief stated that earlier they used to resolve folks’s issues being underground, now they may do the identical overtly, utilizing authorized strategies.

Deviju stated he wouldn’t quit the ideology of Marxism, Leninism and Maoism, and it might be the centre of their method for fixing folks’s issues in future. “So it isn’t appropriate to say that we surrendered or joined the mainstream. We’re at all times in contact with hundreds of individuals,” he stated.

Replying to a question, he stated he was not the overall secretary of the occasion, only a Central Committee member.

Had there been a Central Committee or politburo, there would have been that agenda ,” he stated.

On February 24, Devuji surrendered earlier than the Telangana police, after over 4 a long time of underground life.

In addition to Devuji, one other central committee member, Malla Raji Reddy, and two different ultras Bade Chokka Rao @ Jagan and Nune Narasimha Reddy @ Ganganna additionally laid down their arms.

Devuji is a local of Korutla city, Jagtial district in Telangana. His father, Venkata Narsaiah, was a farmer. He joined CPI Folks’s Battle in January 1982 and has principally operated in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

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