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'''Kondapalli Seetharamaiah''' (1914—12 April 2002) was a senior [[communist]] leader and Maoist organizer in [[India]].

==Early life==
Kondapalli Seetharamaiah was born into a rich family in Lingavaram village, [[Nandivada]] mandal of [[Gudivada revenue division]], [[Krishna District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], and was brought up in the nearby Jonnapadu village.
Kondapalli Seetha Ramaiah also lived in Jannaram village, of Mancherial district for almost 20 and more years, he moved here along with one of the close associates Mulupuri Gopal Rao. His mother was murdered when they were living in Jannaram.

==Political career==
{{Communism in India|Personalities=Kondapalli Seeetharamaiah}}
Kondapalli Seetharamaiah, at a young age, joined the communist movements. He went on to become the [[Krishna district|Krishna District]] Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]]. His CPI unit was active during the [[Telangana Rebellion]]. When the Communist Party of India was divided in 1964, Seetharamaiah withdrew from political life. He began working as a [[Hindi]] teacher at [[St. Gabriel's High School]] in [[Warangal]]. In Warangal he befriended K.G. Sathyamurthy. Both men joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). Seetharamaiah became a member of the Andhra Pradesh State Committee of CPI(ML).<ref name="hindu">{{cite news | newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/13/stories/2002041303380600.htm|title=Kondapalli Seetharamaiah dead|date=13 April 2002|accessdate=2 August 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> When the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) was torn by internal strife, Seetharamaiah joined the [[Central Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] in 1972.<ref>Singh, Prakash, ''The Naxalite Movement in India''. [[New Delhi]]: [[Rupa & Co.]], 1999, {{ISBN|81-7167-294-9}}, p. 105.</ref> In August 1974, the Andhra Pradesh State Committee of COC, CPI(ML) was organised, with Seetharamaiah as one of its three members.<ref>[[Hindustan Times]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160814222816/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/history-of-naxalism/story-4f1rZukARGYn3qHOqDMEbM.html ''History of Naxalism'']</ref>

On 26 April 1977 Seetharamaiah was arrested in [[Nagpur]], when police caught him with weapons in a vehicle. He was released on bail, but absconded and went underground.<ref name="singh">Singh, Prakash, ''The Naxalite Movement in India''. [[New Delhi]]: [[Rupa & Co.]], 1999, {{ISBN|81-7167-294-9}}, p. 106.</ref>

In 1977 he broke away from COC, CPI(ML).<ref>[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]: [http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021008801000.htm ''The Road from Naxalbari''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017003722/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021008801000.htm |date=17 October 2006 }}</ref> On 22 April 1980 he founded the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War]].<ref name="singh"/>

On 2 January 1982 he was arrested in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] at [[Begumpet Railway Station]], when waiting to board a train to [[Bombay]]. On 4 January 1984 he managed to escape from the prisoners wing of the [[Osmania Hospital]].<ref>Singh, Prakash, ''The Naxalite Movement in India''. [[New Delhi]]: [[Rupa & Co.]], 1999, {{ISBN|81-7167-294-9}}, p. 107.</ref>

Following an internal dispute, which ended with the expulsion of K.G. Sathyamurthy (number 2 in the party ranks) and Byreddy Sathyanarayana Reddy (militia commander in [[Khammam District]]), Seetharamaiah's hold over the party strengthened. Sathyamurthy had begun questioning [[Maoism|Maoist]] character of the party, on the lines of [[Deng Xiaoping]]. Reddy had opposed Sathyamurthy's ouster.<ref>Singh, Prakash, ''The Naxalite Movement in India''. [[New Delhi]]: [[Rupa & Co.]], 1999, {{ISBN|81-7167-294-9}}, p. 108.</ref>

In 1991, Seetharamaiah was ousted from the party.<ref>Singh, Prakash, ''The Naxalite Movement in India''. [[New Delhi]]: [[Rupa & Co.]], 1999, {{ISBN|81-7167-294-9}}, p. 115.</ref> In 1993, he was caught by police in his home village.<ref>[http://www.unhcr.org/home/RSDCOI/3ae6aca33c.html UNHCR]</ref> After few years in prison, he was acquitted and released on humanitarian grounds.

==Final years==
During his final years, he abstained from political activities. He suffered from [[Alzheimer's disease]]. Kondapalli Seetharamaiah died in his granddaughter's house in [[Vijayawada]] on 12 April 2002. He was 87 years old.<ref name="hindu"/> He was survived by his wife [[Kondapalli Koteswaramma|Koteswaramma]] and two granddaughters, K. Anuradha and K. Sudha.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/apr/12jafri.htm Rediff.com]</ref> Funeral services were arranged the next day. According to press reports, only a handful of people turned up.<ref>[[The Hindu]]: {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20100906111153/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/04/14/stories/2002041404380400.htm '' A few admirers attend Kondapalli's funeral'']}}</ref>

==References==
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