Late Maoist leader’s wife surrenders

Several Maoist leaders, workers were willing to surrender: DGP

Two members of the Telangana State Committee of Communist Party of India (Maoist) were ready to surrender before the police. But, top Maoist leaders were persuading them not to do so, said DGP Mahender Reddy on Friday. Announcing the surrender of CPI-Maoist Telangana State Committee secretary the late Haribhushan’s wife Jajjileri Sammakka at a press conference here, the DGP said that several Maoist leaders and workers were willing to surrender before the police.

Maoist TSC members Koyyada Sambaiah alias Azad Kankanala Raji Reddy alias Venkatesh too, suffered due to health issues. They were ready to join the mainstream but their top leaders were trying to hold back them, the DGP said. Haribhhushan, who was also member of the Maoist top body Central Committee, reportedly died of coronavirus in Chhattisgarh nearly three months ago.

Sammakka was 18 years old when she was inducted into the Maoist movement by Haribhushan, who was then commander of Pandava squad in 1994. A year later, he married her. She was made member of that squad. Later, she worked with the Maoist party in different positions and areas.