Communist Organisation of India (Marxist-Leninist)
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Communist Organisation of India (Marxist–Leninist) was a political organisation in 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...

. COI(ML) was formed in May 1985 through the merger of six different groups;
  • Organising Committee of Communist Revolutionaries led by Kanu Sanyal
    Kanu Sanyal
    Kanu Sanyal, , was an Indian communist politician. In 1967, he was one of the main leader of the Naxalbari uprising...

  • Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Kaimur Range led by Ravi Shankar.
  • Central Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) led by Umadhar Singh
  • A faction of Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) led by Subodh Mitra
  • Indian Communist Party
    Indian Communist Party
    The Indian Communist Party was a small communist group in India, led by U. Krishnappa from Karnataka. In May 1985 ICP merged into the Communist Organisation of India ....

     led by U. Krishnappa
  • Liberation Front led by Sabuj Sen


Kanu Sanyal was elected general secretary of COI(ML). COI(ML) participated in elections.

In 2003 COI(ML) merged with Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Unity Initiative to form a unified CPI(ML).

National question

COI(ML) held the position that India was multi-national, in which some nationalities dominated the government and suppressed less advanced national groups. The organisation supported the right to self-determination of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland
Nagaland
Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur...

 and Mizoram
Mizoram
Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the...

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