Secretary of the banned CPI (Maoist) Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) Ganesh has appealed to the people across the tribal areas and also in the urban pockets to celebrate the 18 anniversary of the party’s formation.
The CPI (Maoist) was founded on September 21, 2004, with the merger of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist), the People’s War (People’s War Group) and the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI).
In a letter released late on Monday night, Ganesh said in this year alone about 124 comrades were “martyred” and it includes a few key members such as Central Committee and Polit Bureau member Akkiraju Haragopal alias Ramakrishna alias RK, and senior leader Dappu Ramesh.