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{{Short description|Politburo and Central Military Commission member of Communist Party of India}} | {{Short description|Politburo and Central Military Commission member of Communist Party of India (died 2023)}} | ||
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| birth_place = [[Adilabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] | | birth_place = [[Adilabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = {{death date|2023|5|31|1954|df=y}} | ||
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| other_names = Anand | | other_names = Anand | ||
| organization = [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] | | organization = [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] | ||
| known_for = A [[Cadre (politics)|cadre]], [[Politburo]] and | | known_for = A [[Cadre (politics)|cadre]], [[Politburo]] and Central Military Commission member of CPI (Maoist) | ||
| spouse = Sadhana | | spouse = Sadhana | ||
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'''Katakam Sudarshan''', commonly known by his [[nom de guerre]] | '''Katakam Sudarshan''' (1954 - 31 May 2023), commonly known by his [[nom de guerre]] '''Anand''' ({{IPA|hi|aːnŋd̪}}), was an Indian politician who was a [[Politburo]]<ref name="HT-963499">{{cite news |title=Hardline strategist to replace Kishenji |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Hardline-strategist-to-replace-Kishenji/Article1-963499.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124193308/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Hardline-strategist-to-replace-Kishenji/Article1-963499.aspx |archive-date=24 November 2012 |first=Ravik |last=Bhattacharya |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] | publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]] | place=Kolkata |date=23 November 2012 |access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref> member of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]], a [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)#Legal status|banned]]<ref>[http://www.mha.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?id_pk=292 LIST OF ORGANISATIONS DECLARED AS TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928115333/http://www.mha.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?id_pk=292 |date=28 September 2010 }} — [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]. Retrieved 6 June 2013.</ref> [[Maoism|Maoist]] [[insurgent]]<ref>{{cite book |title=South Asia Defence And Strategic Year Book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZlVXtIsXCxYC&pg=PA62 |pages=62–63 |author=Deepak Kapoor |publisher=Pentagon Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-81-8274-399-1}}</ref> [[communist party]] in India. | ||
== Early life and family == | == Early life and family == | ||
Anand was born at [[Adilabad]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], and pursued education at the government [[polytechnic college]], in [[Warangal]].<ref name="IE-602025">{{cite news |title=The men who run Dandakaranya |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-men-who-run-dandakaranya/602025/0 |first=Sreenivas |last=Janyala |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] | publisher=[[Indian Express Group]] | place=Hyderabad |date=9 April 2010 |access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref> He | Anand was born at [[Adilabad]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], and pursued education at the government [[polytechnic college]], in [[Warangal]].<ref name="IE-602025">{{cite news |title=The men who run Dandakaranya |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-men-who-run-dandakaranya/602025/0 |first=Sreenivas |last=Janyala |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] | publisher=[[Indian Express Group]] | place=Hyderabad |date=9 April 2010 |access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref> He worked as a teacher to financially support his higher education.<ref name="IE-602025" /> He married the Adiladab district secretary of CPI (Maoist), Sadhana.<ref name="HT-963499" /> She was gunned down by the police force, few years back.<ref name="IE-602025" /> | ||
== Guerrilla life == | == Guerrilla life == | ||
Anand | Anand was one of the senior-most [[Cadre (politics)|cadres]] of the ultra-leftist political party,<ref name="IE-602025" /> and led the ongoing [[armed struggle]] from northern [[Telangana]] to [[Dandakaranya]], for over 30 years.<ref name="TI-12311694">{{cite news |title=Portrait of 'mastermind' |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100407/jsp/nation/story_12311694.jsp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130617040208/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100407/jsp/nation/story_12311694.jsp |archive-date=17 June 2013 |first=G.S. |last=Radhakrishna |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] | publisher=[[ABP Group]] | place=Kolkata |date=7 April 2010 |access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref> He was described by Indian police as a "soft spoken" person, an "orthodox" [[Maoist]] and a "hardline strategist".<ref name="HT-963499" /> He was prominently known for chalking out the policies of the party in the political arena, and upheld that [[political power grows out of the barrel of a gun]].<ref name="HT-963499" /> | ||
After the completion of his studies, Anand joined the [[Far-left politics|radical leftists]] in 1975; and in 1979, he shifted to [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref name="IE-602025" /> In the 1980s, he became a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War]] (People's War Group), founded by [[Kondapalli Seetharamaiah]].<ref name="TI-12311694" /> He | After the completion of his studies, Anand joined the [[Far-left politics|radical leftists]] in 1975; and in 1979, he shifted to [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref name="IE-602025" /> In the 1980s, he became a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War]] (People's War Group), founded by [[Kondapalli Seetharamaiah]].<ref name="TI-12311694" /> He was famous for his "ruthless guerilla warfare tactics" and was designated the duty of training the [[Cadre (politics)|cadres]] in "[[guerrilla warfare]]", and planning "military precision strikes" on the armed forces, in the territory of Chhattisgarh.<ref name="IE-602025" /> | ||
Anand was a Central Military Commission<ref name="IE-602025" /> and Politburo member of CPI (Maoist), and was believed to be heading the Eastern Regional Bureau of the party, after [[Kishenji]]'s elimination in the ongoing [[Maoism in India|Maoist movement in India]].<ref name="HT-963499" /> He also worked as the chief of the Central Regional Bureau of the CPI (Maoist). | |||
Responding on a question about the [[Indian government]]'s "[[Operation Green Hunt]]" during an interview, he said to journalists, "We have been in the middle of a cruel, bitter war for several years."<ref name="TI-12311694" /> In 2010, he told media personnel that out of the 45 members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), 8 | Responding on a question about the [[Indian government]]'s "[[Operation Green Hunt]]" during an interview, he said to journalists, "We have been in the middle of a cruel, bitter war for several years."<ref name="TI-12311694" /> In 2010, he told media personnel that out of the 45 members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), 8 had been arrested and 22 had been killed by the agencies of the Indian government.<ref name="TI-12311694" /> He was also reportedly working on the task to attempt stalling the "Operation Green Hunt".<ref name="TI-12311694" /> | ||
A senior police officer once told ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' that "Sudarshan | A senior police officer once told ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' that "Sudarshan was not a [[pacifist]] like [[Azad (Maoist)|Azad]] and was against his party's initiative to hold talks with the government."<ref name="HT-963499" /> | ||
== Death == | |||
Anand died of a heart attack on 31 May 2023.<ref>[https://www.ap7am.com/lv-374769-maoist-leader-katakam-sudarshan-passes-away Maoist leader Katakam Sudarshan passes away]</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.icawpi.org/ International Campaign Against War on the People in India] | * [http://www.icawpi.org/ International Campaign Against War on the People in India] | ||
* [http://marxistleninist.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/peoples-war-in-india-interview-with-comrade-anand-of-the-communist-party-of-india-maoist/#more-4524 | * [http://marxistleninist.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/peoples-war-in-india-interview-with-comrade-anand-of-the-communist-party-of-india-maoist/#more-4524 People's War in India: Interview with Comrade Anand of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 19 February 2026
Katakam Sudarshan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 |
| Died | 31 May 2023 |
| Other names | Anand |
| Organization | Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
| Known for | A cadre, Politburo and Central Military Commission member of CPI (Maoist) |
| Spouse(s) | Sadhana |
Katakam Sudarshan (1954 - 31 May 2023), commonly known by his nom de guerre Anand (hi), was an Indian politician who was a Politburo[1] member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), a banned[2] Maoist insurgent[3] communist party in India.
Early life and family[edit | edit source]
Anand was born at Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh, and pursued education at the government polytechnic college, in Warangal.[4] He worked as a teacher to financially support his higher education.[4] He married the Adiladab district secretary of CPI (Maoist), Sadhana.[1] She was gunned down by the police force, few years back.[4]
Guerrilla life[edit | edit source]
Anand was one of the senior-most cadres of the ultra-leftist political party,[4] and led the ongoing armed struggle from northern Telangana to Dandakaranya, for over 30 years.[5] He was described by Indian police as a "soft spoken" person, an "orthodox" Maoist and a "hardline strategist".[1] He was prominently known for chalking out the policies of the party in the political arena, and upheld that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.[1]
After the completion of his studies, Anand joined the radical leftists in 1975; and in 1979, he shifted to Chhattisgarh.[4] In the 1980s, he became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War (People's War Group), founded by Kondapalli Seetharamaiah.[5] He was famous for his "ruthless guerilla warfare tactics" and was designated the duty of training the cadres in "guerrilla warfare", and planning "military precision strikes" on the armed forces, in the territory of Chhattisgarh.[4]
Anand was a Central Military Commission[4] and Politburo member of CPI (Maoist), and was believed to be heading the Eastern Regional Bureau of the party, after Kishenji's elimination in the ongoing Maoist movement in India.[1] He also worked as the chief of the Central Regional Bureau of the CPI (Maoist).
Responding on a question about the Indian government's "Operation Green Hunt" during an interview, he said to journalists, "We have been in the middle of a cruel, bitter war for several years."[5] In 2010, he told media personnel that out of the 45 members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), 8 had been arrested and 22 had been killed by the agencies of the Indian government.[5] He was also reportedly working on the task to attempt stalling the "Operation Green Hunt".[5]
A senior police officer once told Hindustan Times that "Sudarshan was not a pacifist like Azad and was against his party's initiative to hold talks with the government."[1]
Death[edit | edit source]
Anand died of a heart attack on 31 May 2023.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Bhattacharya, Ravik (23 November 2012). "Hardline strategist to replace Kishenji". Hindustan Times. Kolkata: HT Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ LIST OF ORGANISATIONS DECLARED AS TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967 Archived 28 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine — Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ Deepak Kapoor (2009). South Asia Defence And Strategic Year Book. Pentagon Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-81-8274-399-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Janyala, Sreenivas (9 April 2010). "The men who run Dandakaranya". The Indian Express. Hyderabad: Indian Express Group. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Radhakrishna, G.S. (7 April 2010). "Portrait of 'mastermind'". The Telegraph. Kolkata: ABP Group. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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External links[edit | edit source]
- International Campaign Against War on the People in India
- People's War in India: Interview with Comrade Anand of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)
- Video