Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
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Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (APCCCR) was a leftist split from the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(CPI(M)) in the India
n state of Andhra Pradesh
. The leader of the group was T. Nagi Reddy
, who was a member of the legislative assembly in AP at the time. Other leading figures were D.V. Rao, Chandra Pulla Reddy
and Kolla Venkaiah. Both Reddy and Rao had been active in the Telangana
armed struggle, and Rao had forumlated the "Andhra Thesis" of the Communist Party of India
(CPI).
APCCCR split from CPI(M) after the CPI(M) Burdwan plenum in April 1968. When APCCCR split from CPI(M) 11 of 14 district committees of CPI(M) in Andhra Pradesh sided with APCCCR. Around 60% of the CPI(M) membership in the state, 8000 people (according to an estimate made by CPI(M) leader P. Sundarayya), went over to the T. Nagi Reddy group. They were also able to win over the CPI(M) publication Janashakti.
APCCCR was affiliated to the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
(AICCCR), but the group got expelled due to political differences. APCCCR advocated a mass line, whereas AICCCR denounced work in trade unions as "economism". APCCCR saw the issue of participating or boycotting elections as a tactical issue, whereas AICCCR saw as a strategic one. AICCCR accused APCCCR of lack of loyalty towards the Communist Party of China
.
After the expulsion of APCCCR from AICCCR, AICCCR rapidly reorganized an Andhra branch, mainly drawing support from the Srikakulam
region. The Srikakulam
District Committee of APCCCR joined Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(CPI(ML)).
APCCCR launched limited armed struggles in Warangal
, Khammam
, Karimnagar
, Nalgonda
, East Godavari
, etc.. APCCCR favoured combining mass movements and armed struggle, and opposed the annihilation line of CPI(ML).
In April 1969 APCCCR issued a resolution called "Boycott Panchayat Elections - Establishing Village Soviets".
In December 1969 six out nine State Committee members of APCCCR were arrested at a hotel in Madras, amongst them T. Nagi Reddy
and D.V. Rao. The arrests were a heavy blow for the organization. In July 1970 a new state committee led by Chandra Pulla Reddy
was created.
APCCCR was later renamed as Andhra Pradesh Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (alt. Andhra Pradesh Revolutionary Communist Committee).
In 1971 APCCR suffered a severe split, with the Chandra Pulla Reddy
-led group leaving the party. This group also used the name APCCR. This group merged with the Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
of Satayanarayan Singh in 1973.
In 1975 APCCR formed Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist)
together with Northern Zone Committee Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre (Marxist-Leninist)
, West Bengal Communist Unity Centre and West Bengal Co-ordination Committee of Revolutionaries (WBCCR).
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
(CPI(M)) in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. The leader of the group was T. Nagi Reddy
T. Nagi Reddy
Tarimala Nagi Reddy , often called "TN" was a communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India.T.N. Reddy was born in Tarimela in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. He studied at Loyola College in Madras and at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. During his student days he got involved with...
, who was a member of the legislative assembly in AP at the time. Other leading figures were D.V. Rao, Chandra Pulla Reddy
Chandra Pulla Reddy
Chandra Pulla Reddy was an Indian communist leader.Chandra Pulla Reddy was born in 1917 at Velugodu village in what is currently the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. A leading activist in Indian freedom struggle as a student of Guindy Engineering College of the then Madras against British...
and Kolla Venkaiah. Both Reddy and Rao had been active in the Telangana
Telangana
Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...
armed struggle, and Rao had forumlated the "Andhra Thesis" of the Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...
(CPI).
APCCCR split from CPI(M) after the CPI(M) Burdwan plenum in April 1968. When APCCCR split from CPI(M) 11 of 14 district committees of CPI(M) in Andhra Pradesh sided with APCCCR. Around 60% of the CPI(M) membership in the state, 8000 people (according to an estimate made by CPI(M) leader P. Sundarayya), went over to the T. Nagi Reddy group. They were also able to win over the CPI(M) publication Janashakti.
APCCCR was affiliated to the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries was formed in 1967 as a pro-People's Republic of China splinter-group of Communist Party of India...
(AICCCR), but the group got expelled due to political differences. APCCCR advocated a mass line, whereas AICCCR denounced work in trade unions as "economism". APCCCR saw the issue of participating or boycotting elections as a tactical issue, whereas AICCCR saw as a strategic one. AICCCR accused APCCCR of lack of loyalty towards the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
.
After the expulsion of APCCCR from AICCCR, AICCCR rapidly reorganized an Andhra branch, mainly drawing support from the Srikakulam
Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a town, municipality and headquarters of Srikakulam district in the north-eastern Andhra Pradesh, India. It is part of Srikakulam Assembly constituency and Srikakulam Parliament Constituency. Srikakulam was formerly called as Gulshanabad during Muslim rule and was headquarter of...
region. The Srikakulam
Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a town, municipality and headquarters of Srikakulam district in the north-eastern Andhra Pradesh, India. It is part of Srikakulam Assembly constituency and Srikakulam Parliament Constituency. Srikakulam was formerly called as Gulshanabad during Muslim rule and was headquarter of...
District Committee of APCCCR joined Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
The Communist Party of India was formed by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries at a congress in Calcutta in 1969. The foundation of the party was declared by Kanu Sanyal at a mass-meeting in Calcutta on the 22nd of April .-History:CPI advocated armed revolution and...
(CPI(ML)).
APCCCR launched limited armed struggles in Warangal
Warangal
Warangal is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal,...
, Khammam
Khammam
Khammam , is the headquarters of the Khammam District in Andhra Pradesh state of India and is located about east of state capital, Hyderabad...
, Karimnagar
Karimnagar
As of 2011 India census Estimation, Karimnagar city had a population of 2,99,660. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49% has an average literacy rate of 86.75%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 92.61%, and female literacy is 80.79%. In Karimnagar, 12% of...
, Nalgonda
Nalgonda
Nalgonda is a town and a municipality in Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its name is derived from two Telugu words Nalla and Konda . Nalgonda in the past is referred to as Nilagiri. During the period of Bahamani kingdom, it had been renamed as Nallagonda...
, East Godavari
East Godavari
East Godavari District is a district situated on the northeast of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Its district headquarters is Kakinada. It is the second richest district in the whole country...
, etc.. APCCCR favoured combining mass movements and armed struggle, and opposed the annihilation line of CPI(ML).
In April 1969 APCCCR issued a resolution called "Boycott Panchayat Elections - Establishing Village Soviets".
In December 1969 six out nine State Committee members of APCCCR were arrested at a hotel in Madras, amongst them T. Nagi Reddy
T. Nagi Reddy
Tarimala Nagi Reddy , often called "TN" was a communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India.T.N. Reddy was born in Tarimela in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. He studied at Loyola College in Madras and at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. During his student days he got involved with...
and D.V. Rao. The arrests were a heavy blow for the organization. In July 1970 a new state committee led by Chandra Pulla Reddy
Chandra Pulla Reddy
Chandra Pulla Reddy was an Indian communist leader.Chandra Pulla Reddy was born in 1917 at Velugodu village in what is currently the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. A leading activist in Indian freedom struggle as a student of Guindy Engineering College of the then Madras against British...
was created.
APCCCR was later renamed as Andhra Pradesh Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (alt. Andhra Pradesh Revolutionary Communist Committee).
In 1971 APCCR suffered a severe split, with the Chandra Pulla Reddy
Chandra Pulla Reddy
Chandra Pulla Reddy was an Indian communist leader.Chandra Pulla Reddy was born in 1917 at Velugodu village in what is currently the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. A leading activist in Indian freedom struggle as a student of Guindy Engineering College of the then Madras against British...
-led group leaving the party. This group also used the name APCCR. This group merged with the Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
The Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India is a communist political party in India. The general secretary of the party is Santosh Rana. The party is often referred to as CPI [Santosh Rana Group] or likewise....
of Satayanarayan Singh in 1973.
In 1975 APCCR formed Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India was created through the merger of Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries, Northern Zone Committee RCUC, West Bengal Communist Unity Centre and West Bengal Co-ordination Committee of Revolutionaries . The formation took...
together with Northern Zone Committee Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre (Marxist-Leninist)
Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre (Marxist-Leninist)
Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre was a communist group in India. RCUC was formed by Asit Sen in 1970, who had left the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries in early 1969. Sen criticized Communist Party of India for not organizing mass movements....
, West Bengal Communist Unity Centre and West Bengal Co-ordination Committee of Revolutionaries (WBCCR).