Four of the most senior underground leaders of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) surrendered before the Telangana police, expressing their intent to join the mainstream in the presence of Telangana Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday (February 24, 2026).
Those who renounced armed struggle include politburo member (PBM) and central committee member (CCM) Tippiri Thirupati alias Devuji alias Kumma Dada; CCM Malla Raji Reddy alias Sangram; Telangana State Committee (TSC) secretary Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar alias Jagan; and State Committee member (SCM) Nune Narsimha Reddy alias Ganganna alias Sannu Dada.
Addressing the media in Hyderabad, Mr. Shivadhar Reddy said that Devuji had been underground for 44 years, Raji Reddy for 46 years, Damodar for 28 years and Narsimha Reddy for 36 years. The DGP described the development as a “decisive setback” to the Maoist organisation.
With the of a Politburo Member and a Central Committee Member i, the party’s last surviving apex organisational structure has effectively collapsed, he said. The Telangana State Committee has also been rendered defunct following the surrender of its Secretary and a State Committee Member.
