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'''Ashutosh Tudu''' is an Indian [[Maoism|Maoist]] politician and politburo member of [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/maoism-india-history-muppala-lakshmana-rao-alias-ganapathy-38451.html?page=2|title=Maoism in India: Know its history and King Pin "Ganapathy"|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/top-maoist-leader-azad-killed-in-ap/articleshow/6122245.cms?from=mdr|title=Top Maoist leader Azad killed in AP|last=|first=|date=|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
Tudu is popularly known as Motilal Soren alias Ashok. He belongs to Kolharia village in [[Dhanbad district]] of Indian state of [[Jharkhand]]. Tudu joined the [[Maoist Communist Centre of India]] (MCCI) in 1999. After the formation of Communist Party of India (Maoist) in 2004, he became a prominent member of Central Committee and in charge of Eastern bureau of the Central Military Commission of the party.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/police-of-four-states-interrogating-maoists-captured-in-orissa/story-6KK9sZq6GmVpyhO5voj08H.html|title=Police of four states interrogating Maoists captured in Orissa|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> Thereafter he became the member of Politburo, the highest decision making body of [[CPI (Maoist)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arrest-of-five-top-cadre-sends-naxals-reeling/articleshow/7045807.cms|title=Arrest of five top cadre sends Naxals reeling|last=|first=|date=|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/will-take-revenge-if-azad-is-harmed/story-chttSwSu3iMV7blsYXLiZM.html|title=Will take revenge if Azad is harmed|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> Tudu was allegedly involved with the attack in police armoury of [[Nayagarh]] town in February 2008 in which at least 14 people, including 13 policemen, were killed. Police claimed that he was the mastermind in the conspiracy to murder of [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] leader Swami [[Lakshmanananda Saraswati]] and also involved in the murder of former Jharkhand chief minister [[Babulal Marandi]]'s son Anup Marandi in October 2007.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/maoist-mastermind-behind-laxmanananda-killing-arrested/|title=Maoist mastermind behind Laxmanananda killing arrested|last=|first=|date=|website=indianexpress.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> He was wanted in [[Orissa]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], Jharkhand, [[West Bengal]] and [[Bihar]]. Police arrested Tudu and another Maoist leader Atul Yadav alias Rajiv on 3 March 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/leaders-out-of-action-maoists-face-crisis/story-Et5dYnMzG8lHDUGz2xhiIM.html|title=Leaders out of action, Maoists face crisis|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> near steel city [[Rourkela]] while they were returning from [[Saranda forest]] after a meeting.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/azad-death-huge-blow-for-maoists/story-iEhb2rtyqPz4TWp6TPU3wO.html|title=Azad death huge blow for Maoists|last=|first=|date=|website=hindustantimes.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref>

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->Mykhal at 10:10, 12 December 2021