Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Praja Pantha

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Praja Pantha
Founded1984 (first foundation)
2022 (second foundation)
Merged intoCommunist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy (1994)
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Mass Line (2024)
NewspaperPraja Pantha
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Mao Zedong Thought
Naxalism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationICOR
Colours  Red

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Praja Pantha[a] (Telugu: కమ్యూనిస్టు పార్టీ ఆఫ్ ఇండియా (మార్క్సిస్ట్-లెనినిస్ట్) ప్రజాపంథా); (abbreviated as CPI (M-L) Praja Pantha; Telugu: సీపీఐ (ఎంఎల్‌) ప్రజాపంథా), was a Marxist-Leninist Naxalite party in India, originally founded in 1984 and refounded in 2022, and united with three other groups in 2024.

History

First foundation

CPI (M-L) Praja Pantha was originally founded in 1984 by Pyla and Madala who were members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Chandra Pulla Reddy). According to Chandra Pulla Reddy the reason of split was their differences with the CC's understanding of united front, "resistance" slogan, their claimed ties to earlier splinters, and their claimed discipline issues.[1] Through it existence it had several problems with other Naxalites parties too, like the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War, which resulted with deaths.[2] This group became Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy in 1994.[3]

Second iteration

CPI (M-L) ND Telangana State Committee members who were disillusioned with the CC distanced themselves from the party, and declared themselves as CPI (M-L) Praja Pantha on February 22, 2022. According to the splinter group, CPI (M-L) ND failed to correcten its extremist line, thus alienating the party from people.[4] On March 5, 2024, CPI (M-L) Praja Pantha, CPI (M-L) Revolutionary Initiative and PCC, CPI (M-L) united, forming the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Mass Line (Telugu: సీపీఐ (ఎంఎల్‌) మాస్‌లైన్‌).[b][5]

References

  1. ^ "Praja Pantha" (also alternately romanized as "Praja Pandha") means "People's Line" or (officially) "Mass Line".
  2. ^ Official name of the party is Mass Lain, which is a loan of Mass Line to Telugu. However, it's still called Praja Pandha (officially preferred romanization) in Telugu.
  1. ^ Reddy, Chandra Pulla (1996). "Pyla-Madala clique - an anti-Party clique: Lies and facts". Selected Writings of Chandra Pullareddy (Volume II) (1st ed.). Hyderabad: Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). pp. 258–269.
  2. ^ "Naxal duo nabbed in city". The New Indian Express. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. ^ "న్యూడెమోక్రసీలో చీలిక.. ప్రజాపంథా పార్టీ ఆవిర్భావం". 2022-02-23. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Telangana: Split in CPI(ML) New Democracy party". Telangana Today. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. ^ "New revolutionary party CPI (ML) Mass Line formed". Telangana Today. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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