Apr 21, 2021, 13:23 IST
MANGALAGIRI: Muttanagari Jalandhar Reddy a top leader of the CPI (Maoist), surrendered before the Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police D Gautam Sawang on Tuesday. Jalandhar was involved in many criminal cases and carried a Rs 20 lakh reward on his head.
While addressing the media at the police headquarters in Mangalagiri, Jalandhar stated that he was disillusioned with Maoist ideology which was now obsolete and also due to the lack of public support and lack of recruitment from local Adivasis, he said. He said that the Maoist movement was facing an unprecedented crisis. He said the party was divided over its activities and decisions under these circumstances. Field level conditions and his health condition were also not permitting him to continue in the movement.