Name Muppalla Rao Nationality Indian Other names Ganapathy | Known for Far-left politics Role Maoist | |
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Born June 16, 1949 (age 75) ( 1949-06-16 ) Beerpur, Sarangapur mandal, Karimnagar district, Dominion of India Occupation General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Maoist) Organization Communist Party of India (Maoist) Party Communist Party of India (Maoist) | ||
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Muppalla Lakshmana Rao, commonly known by his nom de guerre Ganapathy or Ganapathi is the leader of the Indian Maoist movement and the present General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Maoist), a banned Maoist insurgent communist party in India.
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- Watch ganapathy is the main head of maoism in india
- Early life
- Early political life
- Personal life
- Role in Maoist activities
- References
Early life
Ganapathy was born to Gopal Rao at Beerpur village in Sarangapur mandal in Karimnagar district of Telangana. He is a science graduate and also holds a B.Ed. degree. He worked as teacher in Karimnagar district but deserted his job to pursue higher education in Warangal.
Early political life
In Warangal, Ganapathy came in touch with the Maoist cadres Nalla Adi Reddy and Kondapalli Seetharamaiah, and eventually he also decided to join the naxalite movement in the country. He was one of the early members of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War (People's War Group) and grew as General Secretary of the party that is now called as Communist Party of India (Maoist), an output of the merger of People's War Group and Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI) that took place in 2004. He remains active in the so-called red belt of India including the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
Other than Ganapathy he is known by several other aliases viz MupallaLakshmanRao, Shrinivas, Rajanna, Raji Reddy, Radhakrishna, GP, Chandrasekhar, Azith and CS.
Personal life
Ganapathy tends to be reclusive and difficult to meet, and has only done a few interviews including those with the BBC and with Rahul Pandita, a journalist from Open magazine and the author of "Hello Bastar".
Role in Maoist activities
Ganapathy is one of the most wanted persons by the Indian security forces for his role in several naxal activities. National Investigation Agency has announced an award of ₹ 1,500,000 for any information leading to his arrest. The total bounty on his head is the highest currently in India, which is ₹ 36,000,000.