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'''Mallojula Venugopal''', commonly known by his ''[[nom de guerre]]'' '''Abhay''', is a [[Politburo]] and [[Central Military Commission]] member of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]], a [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)#Legal status|banned]] [[Maoism|Maoist]] [[insurgent]] [[communist party]] in India.<br />
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==Family==<br />
Venugopal is the younger brother of another Maoist guerrilla leader [[Kishenji]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kishenjis-brother-venugopal-to-concentrate-in-jangalmahal/articleshow/9114065.cms|title=kishenji's brother Venugopal to concentrate in Jangalmahal|last=Tamal Sengupta|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> He was born into a poor family in Peddapalli in [[Karimnagar district]], [[Telangana]] which eked out a living on priesthood in nearby temples. His grandfather and father Mallujola Venkataiyan both were [[Indian freedom fighters]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AzlPyLRwIxkC&q=Kishenji+family+freedom+fighter&pg=PT175|title=Calcutta: Two Years in the City|last=Amit Chaudhuri|date=15 January 2013|isbn=9788184758726|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2011/12/kishenji-maoist-leader-profile-family.html|title=Kishenji Maoist Leader Profile|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> Venugopal left home for more than 30 years after joining [[Left wing extremism]]. His wife Tara akka, also a maoist commander was killed in the encounter on 4 December 2018 along with [[Narmada Akka]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/top-woman-naxal-leader-dead/story-u2XLOHhpkPInBc1S4rTqeL.html|title=Top woman Naxal leader dead?|last=Maitra|first=Pradeep Kumar|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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== Activities ==<br />
Venugopal, a former Peoples War Group leader who is also known as ''Bhupati'', ''Sonu'', ''Master'' and ''Abhay'' was the Chief of the Maoist's [[Dandakaranya]] Special Zonal committee which includes Garchirouli area of state of [[Maharastra]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sPqpCQAAQBAJ&q=Maoist+Venugopal+wife&pg=PA73|title=The Naxal Threat: Causes, State Response and Consequences|last=V R Raghavan|date=18 May 2011|isbn=9789381411940|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> He was appointed for formation of a new guerrilla zone in the [[South India]] which controls areas on either side of [[Western Ghats]], from [[Goa]] to [[Idukki district|Idukki]] in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/No-dearth-of-leaders-in-CPI-Maoist/articleshow/10876664.cms|title=No dearth of leaders in CPI (Maoist)|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> He was also deputed as the official spokesperson of CPI (Maoist) after the death of [[Cherukuri Rajkumar]] (Azad) in 2010. Venugopal took charge of publication division of the party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/2013/09/top-maoist-leader-ganapathi-admits-to-leadership-crisis-in-party/|title=Top Maoist leader Ganapathi admits to leadership crisis in party|date=19 September 2013|website=tehelka.com|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519205026/http://www.tehelka.com/2013/09/top-maoist-leader-ganapathi-admits-to-leadership-crisis-in-party/|archive-date=19 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Police intelligence suspect he is one of the brains behind the [[April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada]] that killed 76 jawans of [[Central Reserve Police Force]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/the-men-who-run-dandakaranya/602039/|title=The men who run Dandakaranya|website=financialexpress.com|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> Both Andhra Pradesh and [[Chhattishgarh]] Police have declared hefty amounts on his head. After the death of Kisenji, his party appointed him to lead [[Lalgarh, Jhargram|Lalgarh]] area movement in [[West Bengal]] against [[Operation Green Hunt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-kishenji-s-brother-venugopal-is-new-maoist-chief-of-lalgarh-1373381|title=Kishenji's brother Venugopal is new Maoist chief of Lalgarh|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><br />
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