Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
from Nepal: “Red Salute ! to our Beloved Comrade Kishanj
from Nepal: “Red Salute ! to our Beloved Comrade Kishanji”
Comrade Kishanji
It is a matter of deep sorrow that the reactionary Indian government has murdered Comrade Kishanji alias Malloujula Koteswara Rao, Politburo Member of CPI (Maoist), in a fake incounter in Burishol forest area, west Midnapore District, Jangalmahal, West Bengal on 24 November 2011. He was a leading figure and spokesperson for CPI (Maoist) . According CPI (Maoist) statement issued to the media, Kishanji was arrested and tortured and then brutally killed.
Comrade Kissan is not unknown to us. We have already published his interviews in Nepalese magazines. In this moment, our Revolutionary Cultural-Intellectual Front strongly condemns the cold-blooded murder of Comrade Kishanji -a true revolutionary hero of the oppressed people of India. And we urge to all intellectuals and cultural activists of this region to denounce this cowardly killing of Comrade Kishanji by the Indian reactionary forces.
In a famous article ‘Serve the People’, Comrade Mao has mentioned: “Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. To die for the people is weightier than Mount Tai, but to work for the fascists and die for the exploiters and oppressors is lighter than a feather.”
Yes, it is true Comrade Kishanji died for the people, and his death is indeed weightier than Mount Everest. From the bottom of our hearts we express our Red Salute to the people’s hero Comrade Kishanji.
The Indian reactionary government has murdered Comrade Kishanji, but not his ideology. They can’t kill Marxism-Leninism and Maoism. The movement will continue, the revolution will continue.
We know the reactionary government of Nepal, an Indian Puppet government led by Baburam Bhattarai and Prachanda, a new avatar of Samanta (Fedual) will not denounce it.
Now they are turned into the real traitor of Indian expansionism. But we, the revolutionary intellectuals and the political activists who fought ten years People’s War and who are still fighting for the people’s liberation, are always with the brave communist fighters of India, oppressed people of India. In fact, the hundreds of millions of oppressed people of the world, who dream of liberation, are always with the oppressed people of India. The red flag of revolution will not be bent down. The long march of revolution will not be stopped. Let us march ahead.
Rishi Raj Baral, Convener: Revolutionary Cultural-Intellectual Forum
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 26th, 2011
Source: http://thenextfront.com/
The Communist Party of India-Maoist has called for two-day "Bharat bandh" December 4-5 to protest against the killing of its politburo member Kishanji.
Telugu Poet Gaddar honours Kishanji at Funeral Ceremony on Sunday in his home town of Peddapalli in Karimnagar District
HYDERABAD: The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for two-day "Bharat bandh" December 4-5 to protest against the killing of its politburo member Kishanji.
The central committee also called for a "protest week" from Tuesday.
Revolutionary writer P. Varavara Rao read out the statement of the central committee before the funeral of Kishanji in his home town Peddapalli in Karimnagar district, about 200 km from here.
Paying rich tributes to Kishanji, the CPI-Maoist state that security forces tortured and killed him in cold blood.
Admitting that Kishanji's death was a big blow, the party blamed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Home Minister P. Chidambaram and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the killing.
The statement released in the name of central committee spokesman Abhay alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government while talking of peace conspired with the central government to kill Kishenji.
The central committee urged that all shops, businesses, and rail and road services should be shut December 4-5.
Varavara Rao holds Mamata Banerjee responsible for the torture and death of Kishanji
Picture Mamata Banerjee
Telugu Poet P Varavara Rao on Saturday said slain leader Kishenji was killed in a 'staged encounter' and held West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee responsible for the death.
"I have seen him (Kishenji) several times since 1991. During the last 43 years I have seen a lot of dead bodies but none like this.
They cut him, burnt him, then pumped bullets into him.
They cut him, burnt him, then pumped bullets into him.
"There isn't a single part of his body without an injury.
They kept him in custody for 24 hours and tortured him," said Rao, who along with Kishenji's niece Deepa Rao has come here to identify and take back the rebel leader's body back to his native place in Andhra Pradesh.
They kept him in custody for 24 hours and tortured him," said Rao, who along with Kishenji's niece Deepa Rao has come here to identify and take back the rebel leader's body back to his native place in Andhra Pradesh.
Rao held Banerjee responsible for killing Kishenji.
"Mamata (Banerjee) has killed Kishenji who had asked her for peace," Rao told reporters.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Death of Comrade Kishanji - Peddapally plunged into mourning
- A pall of gloom has descended over Peddapally in Karimnagar district on hearing about the death of the senior CPI Maoist leader Mallojula Koteshwara Rao alias Kishenji as the people recalled the memories of his childhood and youth.
Kishanji's mother Madhuramma has been crying uncontrollably ever since she heard the news of the death of her son in an alleged encounter in West Bengal yesterday. The other family members including his younger brother Anjaneyalu, a cooperative bank employee, were the picture of mourning.
While many locals including some of Kishanji's childhood friends openly praised him as a ‘beacon of hope for the poor' and ‘a revolutionary who fought against injustice', Anjaneyalu demanded that his body be handed over to the family so they could perform the last rites in Peddapally.
An inspiration
A large number of people gathered at the residence of Kishenji's brother to express their condolences.
"They have killed him physically but his life will remain an inspiration for the people as long as there is injustice in the society,"
said a middle-aged woman.
"They have killed him physically but his life will remain an inspiration for the people as long as there is injustice in the society,"
said a middle-aged woman.
Meanwhile Kishenji's niece Deepa along with three activists left for Kolkatta this morning to retrieve the body. The group was led by revolutionary poet Vara Vara Rao and included Andhra Pradesh civil liberties committee secretary C Chandrashekhar, Padma Kumari, Secretary, Amarula Bandhu Mitrulu Sangham (Martyrs Relatives and Friends Association).
However Vara Vara Rao was taken into custody by the West Bengal Police as soon as he landed in Kolkatta. Before leaving Hyderabad he condemned Kishernji's killing as a ‘fake encounter' and demanded a judicial inquiry in to the incident.
"We will approach High Court for a fresh post-mortem in Kolkatta and bring the body to his home town Peddapally, Karimnagar district for last rites," said Vara Vara Rao.
At present the body is being kept in the Midnapore hospital mortuary.
"It will take some time to complete the formalities and get the body handed over to the family members", said another activist involved in the efforts.
"This is nothing but a fake encounter, an inhuman act. He was taken into custody by the police during the search operation a day earlier," said Vara Vara Rao.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Death of Comrade Kishanji - All men must die, but death can vary in its significance.
Picture: Comrade Kishanji
All men must die, but death can vary in its significance. The ancient Chinese writer Szuma Chien said,
"Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather." To die for the people is weightier than Mount Tai, but to work for the fascists and die for the exploiters and oppressors is lighter than a feather.
Comrade Kishanji died for the people, and his death is indeed weightier than Mount Tai .
Mao Zedong - Serve the People
amended by Democracy and Class Struggle
based on September 8th 1944 article
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