“ Com. Kotaiah Continues to Inspire Us in our Work!” Rich Tributes Paid to the Departed Leader in Condolence Meeting
Comrade K. Kotaiah, the Central Control Commission Member of CPI( ML) passed away on 30-11-2017. A condolence meeting in his memory was held at Vijayawada on 10-12-2017 by the Andhra Pradesh State Committee. The ranks of CPI( ML) from various districts and representatives of various mass organisations – particularly the peasants and workers from Krishna and Guntur districts attended the meeting. The family members, relatives and friends of Com. Kotaiah also attended the meeting and paid tributes to the departed leader.
The condolence meeting was presided by Comrade Jhansi. At the beginning many leaders and family members placed wreaths and flowers before the photo of Com. Kotaiah. The meeting observed 2-minute silence in his memory.
The condolence messages received from Com. Arvind Sinha, Sambhu Mahato, CCMs, CPI( ML), B. Pradeep, leader of AIFTU, P. Anjaiah, leader of RPI and others were read in the meeting.
Com. P. Jaswantha Rao, Editor,‘ Class Struggle’, said that 24
Com. Kotaiah was leader of people. He mingle with all sections of people of all ages groups, understood their problems well and brought them into agitations to resolve their problems. This was the cardinal feature of com Koraiah throughout his life and it made him a great agitator and mass leader. He also paid rich tributes to another member of the Central Control Commission com. Khudan Mallick who passed away two days earlier than Com. Kotaiah.
Com. E. Nageswar Rao. Member Central Control Commission of CPI, after conveying condolences to the family members said that kotaiah’ s disciplined life and his commitment to communist ideology should be emulated by all.
Com. Umamaheswar Rao, AP State committee member of CPI( M), remembered that his father and Kotaiah worked together among the riksha puling workers and his untiring work in giving solace to victims of toofan that struck Krishna district in 1977. Later he met Kotaiah during the united front activities of left parties and said that Com. Kotaiah strived hard for the unity of all communists.
Mr. Vadde Sobhanadreeswara rao, Ex. MP., remembered his acquaintance with Kotaiah during the agitation of sugarcane growing farmers in Krishna district and said that his death is a loss to the farmers movement.
Com. Y. Sambasiva Rao, Central leader of CPI( ML)- ND, paid revolutionary tributes to Kotaiah on behalf of CPI( ML)- ND and said that Com. Kotaiah strived hard for the unity of revolutionaries and his knowledge of irrigation problems was immense.
Com. Ch. Venkateawarlu, state leader of CPI( ML)-ND said that Com. Kotaiah was a member of bala sangham during the telangana peasant armed struggle and achieving the unity of communist revolutionaries would be a fitting tribute to him.
Com. M. Venkata Reddy, leader of MCPI( U). paid tributes to Com. Kotaiah on behalf of the state committee and said that Com Kotaiah was not only a communist but also a humanist. His death is a loss to the efforts to unite the left forces.
Com Kolla Rajamohan, peasant leader, paid revolutionary tributes saying that Com Kotaiah had Friendly relations with communist leader Kolla Venkaiah. contd. on page 23
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