Revolutionary Communist Centre Of India (Maoist)

Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Maoist), was a communist group based in

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. RCCI(M) was formed in 1995, as the Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist) was divided into two (the other faction was the

Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) A revolutionary is a person who either participates in, or advocates a revolution. The term ''revolutionary'' can also be used as an adjective, to refer to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor. ...

). The secretary of RCCI(M) was

Shamsher Singh Sheri Shamsher Singh Sheri (1942 – 30 October 2005), commonly known by his nom de guerre, Karam Singh (), was a communist leader and a Politburo member of the CPI (Maoist) in India. Early life and family Sheri was born in the village of Khokhar ...

. RCCI(M) held conferences in 1996 and 2002. RCCI(M) was a candidate member of Revolutionary Internationalist Movement (RIM). It was also one of the founding organisations of the

Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia The Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organizations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA) is an umbrella organization of various South Asian Maoist parties and movements and its purpose is to coordinate their activities throughout South Asia (as w ...

. In January 2003 RCCI(M) merged with

Maoist Communist Centre The Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) was one of the largest two armed Maoist groups in India, and fused with the other, the People's War Group in September 2004, to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Dakshin Desh When the Communist Party ...

, which then took the name

Maoist Communist Centre of India The Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) was one of the largest two armed Maoist groups in India, and fused with the other, the People's War Group in September 2004, to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Dakshin Desh When the Communist Party ...

. Political parties established in 1995 Defunct political parties in Punjab, India Defunct communist parties in India Defunct Maoist organisations in India 1995 establishments in Punjab, India Political parties disestablished in 2003 Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia {{India-party-stub