Thakur Ram Singh (1911–2009) was an Indian Communist revolutionary and associate of
Bhagat Singh. He started his political life as an
Indian National Congress activist but was attracted towards the ideals of Bhagat Singh and his
Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. Thakur Ram singh was sentenced to life imprisonment in Andaman Nicobar's
Cellular Jail for his role in the Dogra shooting case of Ajmer. Inside the jail he formed a 'Communist Bloc', and later on after his release from the Andamans he joined 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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. During the days of the
Sino-Indian War he supported the split in the communist movement and was the founding member of the
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Uttar Pradesh Committee.
Article by IANS over death of Thakur Ram Singh
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Uttar Pradesh
1911 births
2009 deaths
Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh
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