In Telangana, two senior members of the CPI (Maoist) surrendered before the police in Hyderabad today. Speaking to the media, Rachakonda Commissioner of Police, G. Sudheer Babu, stated that the surrender of these senior Maoist leaders and their decision to join the social mainstream can be seen as a success of the strategies adopted by the police. The Commissioner further appealed to underground Maoists to return to the mainstream.
Kakarala Sunitha alias Badri, a senior member of the CPI State Committee and Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee , and Chennuri Harish alias Ramanna, an area committee member of the Telangana State Committee, joined the mainstream in the presence of Rachakonda Police Commissioner G Sudheer Babu.
A police release said the duo was motivated by welfare measures extended by the Telangana government and police, as well as support for those returning to mainstream life. They decided to lead a peaceful life with their families.
Sunitha , from Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad, was drawn to the Radical Students Union during her Intermediate studies in Rajahmundry in 1985. In January 1986, she joined the CPI People’s War and went underground.
In 2001, she and her husband, TLN Chalam, were posted to the Andhra–Odisha Border region and later to Dandakaranya in 2006. The Central Committee assigned them to strengthen ideological and political awareness among the cadres in the region.