Kosa (Maoist)

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Kadari Satyanarayan Reddy
Born Andhra Pradesh
Nationality Indian
Other names Kosa, Gopanna, Sadhu
Organization Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Known for A cadre and Central Committee member of CPI (Maoist)
Spouse(s) Radha

Kadari Satyanarayan Reddy,[1] commonly known by his nom de guerre, Kosa (Hindi pronunciation: [koːsaː]), is a Central Committee[1] member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), an ultra-leftist[2] political party which has been listed by the Government of India as a "terrorist organisation", and all of its "formations and front organisations" have been banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).[3]

Family

In 1984, Kosa was married to Radha; however, soon after their marriage, Kosa decided to go for vasectomy, as the couple consciously concluded that "it was very difficult to have children and fight a guerrilla warfare."[4] Kosa has told media that "Maoist cadres did not force their women to undergo sterilisation operation but they themselves opt for tubectomy."[4]

Guerrilla life

In an interview to media, one of the officials of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has described Kosa as "very good with arms and ammunition and a master at guerrilla warfare.[5]

He is a former secretary of Dandakaranya Special Zone Committee and a former "military commander" of CPI (Maoist), and has been appointed by the Central Regional Bureau of the political party to "fill the void" left after Kishenji's elimination in the ongoing Maoist movement in the region.[5] After Kosa was promoted to the Central Committee of the party, Ramanna replaced him as the head of its Dandakaranya Special Zone Committee.[6]

NDTV, in 2009, claimed that Kosa is "one of the top five Maoist leaders in India.[7] Kosa believes that the Maoists "only pick up arms in self-defence."[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reddy, K. Srinivas (6 April 2010). "Maoists from Andhra Pradesh may have planned Chhattisgarh ambush". The Hindu (Hyderabad: The Hindu). Retrieved 1 June 2013. 
  2. ↑ Bhalla, Abhishek (2 July 2013). "Maoists at the gate: Intelligence reports reveal ultra-left groups have infiltrated Delhi's labour unions to incite violent protest". Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 23 July 2013. 
  3. ↑ LIST OF ORGANISATIONS DECLARED AS TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967 — Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 6 June 2013
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Maoist couples prefer no child norm". One India (Abujhmarh, Chhattisgarh: Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd.). 11 April 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Singh, Vijaita (19 November 2012). "Maoists appoint Kishenji ‘replacement’ for revival". The Indian Express (New Delhi: Indian Express Group). Retrieved 1 June 2013. 
  6. ↑ Singh, Vijaita (18 April 2013). "In a first, UAV used to record gunfight with Naxals in C'garh". The Indian Express (New Delhi: Indian Express Group). Retrieved 1 June 2013. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sen, Sudhi Ranjan (2009). "Govt sending mixed signals: Naxals". Bastar, Chhattisgarh: NDTV. 

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