Comrade Bhimireddy Narasimha Reddy was a freedom fighter and a leader of the Telangana Rebellion. He is considered as the Telangana
Che Guevara
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, given his rebellion against Rajakars. He belonged to
Suryapet district of present day
Telangana
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.
B. N. Reddy, as he was known, fought the Razakars during the Nizam’s rule for six years by being underground. He escaped 10 attempts on his life, prominent among them being an attack against him, his wife and infant son by the Razakars near Mahbubabad in Warangal district. Narasimha Reddy broke the army cordon while exchanging fire and escaped. He also carried out struggles against feudal oppression and bonded labour.
Career
He was a member of the
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925.
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which led the peasant struggle that is famous as the Telangana Rebellion. The rebellion was led under the banner of
Andhra Mahasabha by the Communist Party of India.
He was elected thrice to the Lok Sabha from Miryalguda and twice to the Assembly from Suryapet and Tungaturthy in Nalgonda district on the CPI (M) ticket. He, however, quit the CPI (M) in 1998 following differences and floated his own Marxist outfit that was later merged with the
Marxist Communist Party of India (MCPI). His long political career spanned six decades.
Death
He died on May 9, 2008.
[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/marxist-leader-passes-away/article1255261.ece Marxist leader passes away]
References
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Communist Party of India politicians from Telangana
People from Suryapet
2008 deaths