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Naxalite




Practically all Naxalite groups trace their origin to the CPI(ML) . A separate tendency from the beginning was the Maoist Communist Centre , which evolved out of the ''Dakshin Desh''-group. (MCC later fused with People's War Group to form Communist Party Of India (Maoist) .) A third tendency is that of the Andhra revolutionary communists, which was mainly presented by UCCRI(ML) , following the mass line legacy of T. Nagi Reddy . That tendency broke with AICCCR at an early stage.

Today some groups have become legal organisations participating in parliamentary elections, such as Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation . Others, such as Communist Party Of India (Maoist) and Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti , are engaged in armed guerrilla struggles. Typically, there is a groundswell of public support for such activities, though it seems to have come down in recent years with counter-movements such as those led by Mahendra Karma becoming popular. Many groups combine both legal and illegal methods of work.

See Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) for a list of Naxalite groups.

Several movies relating to the Naxal movement have been made, such as Lal Salaam , Jukti Takko Aar Tappo , Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi and Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa .
There are also some pro-Maoist literaturists like Mr Pendyala Varavara Rao. Mr Varavara Rao is originally Telugu literaturist and some of his books have been translated into Hindi.