Hyderabad, Feb. 27 -- Recently surrendered top CPI (Maoist) cadres in Telangana met Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday evening at their request, in what officials described as a significant step towards reintegration and reconciliation.
Among those present were several former senior Maoist leaders, including Tipiri Thirupathi alias Devuji, a former Central Committee and Polit Bureau Member; Malla Raji Reddy alias Sangram, former Central Committee Member; Pulluri Prasad Rao alias Shankaranna, former Central Committee Member; Pothula Padmavathi alias Kalpana, former Central Committee Member; Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar, former State Committee Member and Telangana State Committee Secretary; and Nune Narsimha Reddy alias Ganganna, for...