IN MEMORY OF COM.SONI
The news of sudden demise
of Comrade Yeddanapudi Soni
on Feb 19, 2018 in a hospital in
Vijayawada, AP has thrown all
the Party comrades in AP in
general and the Comrades and
people in Krishna district into an
intense grief and sorrow.
Next day morning, ie; Feb20,
2018, from morning to the time
of last journey, an unending
stream of people belonging to
various political parties, leaders
of
left
parties,
mass
organisations, cadre, family
members and relatives, workers
of various unions, colonies and
people from the surrounding
villages went on flooding in
thousands Bandar ( also called
Machilipatnam ) town in AP to
have a last glance and pay their
tearful and floral tributes to the
departed Comrade. Many cried
recollecting the memories of
Com. Soni who always stood by
them. The working and toiling
women were present in large
number. They wept as if they lost
one of the most affectionate
member of their own family.
They
turned
emotional
20
recollecting the tragic
fact that a just 20 days
back Com. Soni’s
younger
brother
Srinivas, a Comrade
too has died of illness.
A Good bye to A
Peoples’ Leader
The funeral rally
began from the NGO’s
Colony to the place of
burial. With a heavy
heart, the people
walked all the way. They
carried the body on
their shoulders. The
people of Bandar town were
astonished to witness the way the
toiling people have spontaneously
responded and acted to the death
of their affectionate leader. Money,
caste loyalties, status, power and
influences associated with the
ruling classes were worth for
nothing here. Com. Soni enjoyed
a genuine affection of the people
because of his dedication to their
cause.
Custom-wise, the presence
of women is not liked by many on
the occasions like the funeral rally
and the funeral process. However,
hundreds of working and toiling
women have poured in the funeral
rally of Com. Soni. With all respect
and affection towards their leader,
the women volunteered to carry
his body all along theway on their
shoulders. The people on their
own have set up the flexes of Com.
Soni at a number of the places in
the town. Flowers were showered
on the body at almost all centres
of Unions affiliated to the
AIFTU(N). The slogans of “Lal
Salam” were raised on the top of
their voice. On their own initiative,
the people have conducted the
rally as well as the funeral
process. Perhaps, this kind of
‘good bye’ was never witnessed
in the history of Bandar town
earlier.
Com. Soni (Yeddanapudi
Someshwar Janakiram) took
birth in a theist traditional family.
He was attracted towards
atheist ideas when he was a
student in the college. Then, he
came into contact with a
students’ organisation (DSO). In
this course, he adopted Marxism
as his ideology. By 1980, he
became
a
professional
revolutionary and decided to
dedicate his life to the
revolutionary politics. He,
together with other comrades,
made efforts to develop the
revolutionary activities in and
around Bandar town. He
organised the students and
workers in Unions and moved
the poor for house sites and build
the colonies. He carried on a
consistent political and
organisational work to move the
coastal people and peasants
into struggles on their problems.
The efforts to combine the
cultural and creative work had
greatly helped to move the
people extensively and win the
victories.
Com. Soni was abided by
the discipline of the Party till the
last moment of his life. He was
firm in his ideological
convictions. He never allowed
the personal intimacies to come
in the way of his convictions and
practice. He maintained correct
political positions in the face of
ideological confusions in the
internal struggles. He effectively
contd. on page 19
Class Struggle