Top Maoist leader Katakam Sudarshan, more known by his nom de gurre ‘comrade Anand’ in revolutionary circles and public, died due to heart stroke in the deep forests of Chhattisgarh.
The sexagenarian revolutionary is a member of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist)’s top decision-making bodies of central committee and politburo. He had been suffering from lungs, diabetes and blood pressure related issues for the past several years. He passed away around 12.20 p.m. on May 31 guerrilla zone of Dandakaranya, said Maoist spokesperson Abhay in a statement.
Mr. Sudarshan was first generation revolutionary leader post naxalbary and Srikakulam movements and played key role in organising, building and spreading Maoist movement in different parts of the country for nearly five decades. Born in a family of workers in Bellampally of undivided Adilabad district in Telangana, Sudarshan actively associated himself with people’s movements at a young age.
