Anand (Maoist)
| Katakam Sudarshan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Anand |
| Organization | Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
| Known for | A cadre, Politburo and Central Military Commission member of CPI (Maoist) |
| Spouse(s) | Sadhana |
Katakam Sudarshan, commonly known by his nom de guerre, Anand (Hindi pronunciation: [aːnŋd̪]), is a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), a bannedMaoist insurgentcommunist party in India.
Anand was born at Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh, and pursued education at the government polytechnic college, in Warangal. He has worked as a teacher to financially support his higher education. He married the Adiladab district secretary of CPI (Maoist), Sadhana. She was gunned down by the police force, few years back.
Anand is one of the senior-most cadres of the ultra-leftist political party, and has been leading the ongoing armed struggle from northern Telangana to Dandakaranya, for over 30 years. He is described by Indian police as a "soft spoken" person, an "orthodox" Maoist and a "hardline strategist". He is prominently known for chalking out the policies of the party in the political arena, and upholds that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
After the completion of his studies, Anand joined the radical leftists in 1975; and in 1979, he shifted to Chhattisgarh. In the 1980s, he became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War (People’s War Group), founded by Kondapalli Seetharamaiah. He is famous for his "ruthless guerilla warfare tactics" and has been designated the duty of training the cadres in "guerrilla warfare", and planning "military precision strikes" on the armed forces, in the territory of Chhattisgarh.
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