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HYDERABAD: In yet different stroke to CPI (Maoist), 2 of its salient figures - cardinal committee subordinate Pulluri Prasad Rao alias Chandranna and Telangana authorities committee subordinate Bandi Prakash alias Prabhath - surrendered earlier DGP B Shivadhar Reddy successful Hyderabad connected Tuesday. The surrender, carried retired without arms oregon overmuch fanfare, marks the exit of 2 elder members agelong seen arsenic cardinal strategists wrong the Maoist brass. The duo cited deteriorating health, deepening ideological divisions, and sustained unit from information forces arsenic reasons for dissociating from the equipped movement. "This is successful effect to CM A Revanth Reddy's telephone to articulation the mainstream," said Reddy. "Both Chandranna and Prabhath decided to region themselves from the organisation owed to interior rift, chronic ailments and divergence wrong the Maoist leadership.
Their determination reflects increasing disillusionment among elder cadres." As portion of authorities govt's surrender and rehabilitation package, Chandranna, 64, was fixed a cheque of Rs 25 lakh, portion Prakash, 55, received Rs 20 lakh. Chandranna, however, rejected the word 'surrender' and, raising his fist successful a 'lal salaam', said the Maoist ideology could ne'er beryllium defeated. He said the enactment was divided into 2 factions, and the underground cadres and members were choosing their ain paths.
"I privation to marque it wide this is not a surrender... We are joining the mainstream to combat for radical (by being) among people," Chandranna said. He vowed to proceed pursuing the Maoist ideology, and pledged his allegiance to Thippiri Tirupati alias Devji, who helium claimed was the caller wide caput of the Maoist outfit. "My wellness is deteriorating. The main curate called america brothers and urged america to rejoin society.
But I volition proceed the aforesaid struggle. The Marxist Leninist Communist ideology is inactive live among the people," helium reiterated. Asked astir his aboriginal plans, helium said: "Give maine 15 days - I volition interruption my silence." The DGP said Chandranna and Bandi Prakash said had not surrendered with arms. "The duo stated that their weapons were handed implicit to the enactment earlier leaving," helium added. Officials said the surrender of Chandranna and Prabhath underscores the increasing fatigue successful Maoist ranks. "The brass is fragmented, and the movement's ideological halfway has weakened," a elder quality serviceman said. According to sources, cardinal Maoists, including Hidma and Devji, are inactive underground on with 9 different cardinal committee members - 5 of whom are from Telangana.
