India, Nov. 13 -- The outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) has issued a statement denouncing functionaries Sonu and Satish, who surrendered in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, accusing them of "betraying the revolution" and "distorting the party's political line."

The Central Committee of the CPI (Maoist) statement dated November 5 described Sonu, a member of the Central Committee, and Satish, who was part of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, as "politically degenerated" individuals. It accused them of deceiving and surrendering in a planned way to the Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh governments.

The statement said Sonu was in contact with Maharashtra officials for months before his surrender. It added that Satish consulted loca...