Matta Ravikumar (died June 16, 2006) also known as Ravi Kumar, ''

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state committee of the party. Ravi Kumar had been associated with the revolutionary movement since 1968. In 2006, he was killed in an encounter with police forces. At the time, he was responsible for the squad operations of the party in the

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