Mallujola Venugopal

Mallojula Venugopal, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abhay, is a Politburo and Central Military Commission member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), a banned Maoist insurgent communist party in India.

Family

Venugopal is the younger brother of another Maoist guerrilla leader Kishenji.[1][2] He was born into a poor family in Peddapalli in Karimnagar district, Telangana which eked out a living on priesthood in nearby temples. His grandfather and father Mallujola Venkataiyan both were Indian freedom fighters.[3][4] Venugopal left home for more than 30 years after joining Left wing extremism. His wife Tara akka, also a maoist commander was killed in the encounter on 4 December 2018 along with Narmada Akka.[5]

Activities

Venugopal, a former Peoples War Group leader who is also known as Bhupati, Sonu, Master and Abhay was the Chief of the Maoist's Dandakaranya Special Zonal committee which includes Garchirouli area of state of Maharastra.[6] He was appointed for formation of a new guerrilla zone in the South India which controls areas on either side of Western Ghats, from Goa to Idukki in Kerala.[7] He was also deputed as the official spokesperson of CPI (Maoist) after the death of Cherukuri Rajkumar (Azad) in 2010. Venugopal took charge of publication division of the party.[8] Police intelligence suspect he is one of the brains behind the April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada that killed 76 jawans of Central Reserve Police Force.[9] Both Andhra Pradesh and Chhattishgarh Police have declared hefty amounts on his head. After the death of Kisenji, his party appointed him to lead Lalgarh area movement in West Bengal against Operation Green Hunt.[1][2]

References
  1. "Kishenji's brother Venugopal is new Maoist chief of Lalgarh". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. Tamal Sengupta. "kishenji's brother Venugopal to concentrate in Jangalmahal". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. Amit Chaudhuri (15 January 2013). Calcutta: Two Years in the City. ISBN 9788184758726. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. "Kishenji Maoist Leader Profile". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. Maitra, Pradeep Kumar. "Top woman Naxal leader dead?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. V R Raghavan (18 May 2011). The Naxal Threat: Causes, State Response and Consequences. ISBN 9789381411940. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  7. "No dearth of leaders in CPI (Maoist)". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. "Top Maoist leader Ganapathi admits to leadership crisis in party". tehelka.com. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. "The men who run Dandakaranya". financialexpress.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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