In a significant development, four high-ranking Maoist leaders, including Thippiri Tirupati known as Devuji and Malla Raji Reddy alias Sangram, surrendered to the Telangana Police. Devuji, a key figure in the CPI-Maoist, along with Malla Raji Reddy, Bade Chokka Rao, and Nune Narsimha Reddy, were presented before the media by Telangana’s Director General of Police.
Devuji, who had been underground for 44 years, cited health reasons for his surrender. He expressed his intention to engage in public life within legal boundaries while upholding his ideological beliefs. The surrender of these leaders marks a significant setback for the CPI-Maoist organization.
With Devuji and Raji Reddy surrendering, the top leadership of CPI-Maoist has disintegrated. The Telangana State Committee of the organization has also been rendered inactive following the surrender of Chokka Rao and Narsimha Reddy. The surrender of these leaders is seen as a positive response to the state government’s call for Maoist cadres to abandon violence and participate in the state’s development.
