Key Maoist leader Devuji surrenders before Telangana Police

Top Maoist leader Thippiri Tirupathi, alias Devuji, surrendered before the Telangana Police on Tuesday, reported PTI.

Along with him, three other senior leaders of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) also surrendered, according to The Hindu.

They were identified as the party’s Central Committee member Malla Raji Reddy, alias Sangram, Telangana State Committee secretary Bade Chokka Rao, alias Damodar, and State Committee member Nune Narsimha Reddy, alias Ganganna, alias Sannu Dada.

Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy was quoted as saying by The Indian Express that 50 Maoists had surrendered.

Devuji, also known as Devji, was a key “strategist” of the banned organisation, according to reports. He was a Politburo member of the Maoist party.

After surrendering, he said that he had “decided to work within the legal framework and adopt political life”, reported The Indian Express.

“I will always be at the people’s side,” he added.

The Telangana DGP said that the Maoist party was “headless, rudderless and leaderless” after Devuji’s surrender, reported ANI.

“Now nobody is leading the Maoist party,” B Shivadhar Reddy was quoted as saying. “It is almost in tatters.”

He added that Devuji was expected to become the party’s general secretary. However, as no Central Committee Meeting could be held, nobody had been chosen for the post.

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