Revolutionary Tributes to Comrade N. V. Krishnaiah!
Comrade N. V. K.— a relentless agitator, leader of the working class and oppressed people, and Central Committee member of the CPI( ML)— passed away on September 13, 2006, at the age of 76. On the occasion of the 20 th anniversary of his martyrdom, we commemorate his revolutionary legacy.
Comrade N. V. K born in 1930 into a feudal family in Yataluru village, Venkatagiri Mandal, erstwhile Nellore district, AP. Comrade N. V. K. studied at V. R. College in Nellore, where he was drawn to communist politics. He joined the Communist Party in 1952. Between 1952 and 1955, he actively built peasant unions across the Venkatagiri area and led struggles against feudal dominance in Yataluru. He even confronted his own father, who worked as the village karanam, opposing his oppression of the peasantry and facing physical attacks in the process. Uniting Dalits and all oppressed classes he organized land struggles and championed the cause of the poor during the anti-zamindari movement in Venkatagiri.
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From 1957 onward, Comrade N. V. K. based himself in Nellore town and organized workers and urban poor issues. He formed the District Motor Transport Union, leading successful strikes for wage hikes for private bus workers and later fighting to absorb them into the state road transport corporation( APSRTC).
He stayed with the Communist Party of India until 1964 before aligning with the CPI( M). Later, strongly disagreeing with the CPI( M)’ s revisionist policies, he joined the Communist Revolutionary stream. He was imprisoned from 1969 to 1972 under the Tarimela Nagi Reddy conspiracy case, and detained under MISA during the Emergency from June 1975 to 1977.
Between 1978 and 1983, he spearheaded numerous labor movements in Nellore and was elected State President of the Indian Federation of Trade Unions( IFTU) in 1980. In 1989, he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly( MLA) from Sircilla, Karimnagar District, Telangana State. Drawing inspiration from Comrade TN, he pledged to use the assembly as a platform for the people, consistently challenging the ruling classes both inside the legislature and at public rallies. His dedication to revolutionary unity was evident during the unity of seven revolutionary groups in 1992 and the subsequent unification with Comrade Kanu Sanyal in 2005.
His unwavering commitment to communist ideology, relentless grassroots activism, steadfast resolve in class struggle, and courage to stand with the masses under intense state repression remain vital lessons for today’ s generation.
On his 20 th death anniversary, CPI( ML) cadres, simpathizars and villagers gathered at his memorial stupa in his native village Yataluru to pay revolutionary homage and held a procession through the village. The event was attended by Rythu Coolie Sangham state committee members Comrades V. V. Ramanaiah and R. Subbarayudu, Stree Vimukthi Sanghatana state leader Comrade K. Ajitha, NYS leader B. Prasad, and PDSO leader Ch. Pavan, among others. �
Building the Revolutionary Movement in the Path of Comrade Tarimela Nagi Reddy
Ongole, 13.09.2026:
On the occasion of Comrade Tarimela Nagi Reddy’ s 50 th death anniversary, a meeting was held at Mallayya Lingam Bhavan in Ongole by Tarimela Nagi Reddy Memorial Trust. The meeting began with a welcome address by Trust member Gurunadha Sarma and was presided over by prominent lawyer and Trust member Comrade Panguluri Govindayya.
Speaking at the meeting, Trust Chairperson Comrade Simhadri Jhansi stated that when Comrade
Nagi Reddy was detained under the Hyderabad Conspiracy Case, he exposed in court that the rulers who mortgaged the country to imperialists were the real conspirators, by presenting the“ India Mortgaged” declaration to the public. She noted that the public’ s deep rage against this system has manifested in the form of widespread movements of working class, students and youth of this country, and emphasized that communist revolutionaries have to unite to organize this anger into a structured movement is the true tribute to Comrade Nagi Reddy.
Subsequently, Trust member Comrade I. Vijayasaradhi detailed the activities being carried out by the Trust. Further, Actor Ajay Ghosh, who served his voice over to the documentary‘ Man of the Earth’ produced by Dharitri Creations on the revolutionary life of Comrade Tarimela Nagi Reddy, remarked that even 50 years after his martyrdom, Nagi Reddy is remembered as the benchmark whenever honesty in politics is discussed today.
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