India Red Salutes to Senior Maoist leader Comrade Radhakka

 

Red Salutes to Senior Maoist leader Comrade Radhakka who was devoted to the revolution to the last drop of her blood!

 

Senior Maoist leader Motibai, widely known as Radhakka, has died at the age of 65 due to a prolonged illness. She succumbed to a prolonged illness on Monday evening, August 31, 2026, while undergoing medical treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) hospital in Adilabad, Telangana She was an adivasi from Adilabad district. Radhakka was a native of Pippaldhari village in the Adilabad mandal. . She was the life partner of Pulluri Prasad Rao @ Chandranna, ex-CCM of the Maoist party.

Radhakka emerged as a prominent, first-generation female leader during the peak periods of the People’s War led group movement in the region. She played a pivotal role in shaping the armed movements in that area.

She was arrested in 2013 when she came out for treatment. She was a district committee member at the time of her arrest. She unwaveringly devoted two and half decades of her life for the cause of revolution, overcoming the harshest perils and making it a habit to resurrect from adversity.

The revolutionary movement in Telangana underwent severe state repression and political setbacks, and thus the party had to take strategic decisions on the security of its forces and to protect the movement forces in Telangana.

In this backdrop, not only the state and district committee members in Telangana but also other party members were asked to retreat for the attack. This retreat was not just about shifting party forces from one region to another. Along with the long-term political-strategic goal of converting the area into a liberation zone, it was also a ploy to protecting the party forces from facing severe repression in Telangana. As a part of this political-strategic decision, Radhakka was transferred to Dandakarnya in 2003.

After spending two years in jail she was released in 2015 basically due to her deteriorating medical condition. She stayed overground. She since underwent treatment. But doctors, allies, and even Democrats who sympathized with the Revolutionary Movement played an important role in saving her health. Her continuing political career despite severe illness reflects not only her personal fortitude but also the living conditions experienced by the revolutionary activists of the time.

Suffering from severe health complications for a prolonged period, she was recently admitted to RIMS Adilabad where her condition deteriorated.

Her condition worsened in the past few months, undergoing regular dialysis. She passed away due to kidney failure. She was the life partner of Pulluri Prasad Rao @ Chandranna, ex-CCM of the Maoist party.

Comrade Radhakka carves a permanent niche amongst the bravest and most tenacious woman leaders in the Maoist movement. It is unforgettable the tenacity and fearlessness with which she withstood the state machinery. She left an indelible mark on all well-wishers of the revolution.

Her life embodied resistance born from social exploitation in tribal areas. It stood as a testament of the historical process in which women have evolved not just as supporters of movements, but as politicians, activists, and leaders.

Her life symbolised not just a personal sacrifice, amidst adversity, state repression, arrest, jail. but the collective experience of a political era.

 

Harsh Thakor is a freelance journalist Thanks information from Ravi Narla and journalist Jampanna