Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Naxalbari
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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Naxalbari is an underground Maoist political party
in India
. The party has its roots partially in the Maoist Unity Centre, CPI(ML) and partially in the group of Rauf in Andhra Pradesh
.
MUC, CPI(ML) was formed when Kerala Communist Party and Maharashtra Communist Party merged in 1997. These two groups were surviving state units of the Central Reorganization Committee, CPI(ML) (which was dissolved in 1991). CRC, CPI(ML) is also the group from which Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag
broke away, after the Red Flag split in 1987 there was not much left of the CRC, CPI(ML).
Rauf was the leader of the small Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag
unit in Andhra Pradesh
. Large parts of the leadership of Rauf's faction were killed in police raids in the 1980s, and the group never recovered. Rauf had been pushing for an ultraleft line within Red Flag, and in 2000 he split. After the merger with CPI(ML) Naxalbari (formerly MUC, CPI(ML)) Rauf became the general secretary for the unified party.
CPI(ML) Naxalbari are members of Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
(a Maoist 'international') and CCOMPOSA. The RIM-membership was inherited from CRC, CPI(ML), which was one of three founding organizations of RIM.
CPI(ML) advocates armed struggle and they only recognize groups such as Communist Party of India (Maoist)
as truly communist.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
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...
. The party has its roots partially in the Maoist Unity Centre, CPI(ML) and partially in the group of Rauf in 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...
.
MUC, CPI(ML) was formed when Kerala Communist Party and Maharashtra Communist Party merged in 1997. These two groups were surviving state units of the Central Reorganization Committee, CPI(ML) (which was dissolved in 1991). CRC, CPI(ML) is also the group from which Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag
Communist Party of India Red Flag was a political party in India. CPI Red Flag was formed in 1988 as a break-away from the Central Reorganization Committee, CPI. The party's main base of support was in Kerala, where it emerged as the major ML faction...
broke away, after the Red Flag split in 1987 there was not much left of the CRC, CPI(ML).
Rauf was the leader of the small Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag
Communist Party of India Red Flag was a political party in India. CPI Red Flag was formed in 1988 as a break-away from the Central Reorganization Committee, CPI. The party's main base of support was in Kerala, where it emerged as the major ML faction...
unit in 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...
. Large parts of the leadership of Rauf's faction were killed in police raids in the 1980s, and the group never recovered. Rauf had been pushing for an ultraleft line within Red Flag, and in 2000 he split. After the merger with CPI(ML) Naxalbari (formerly MUC, CPI(ML)) Rauf became the general secretary for the unified party.
CPI(ML) Naxalbari are members of Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
The defunct Revolutionary Internationalist Movement was an international Communist organization which upheld a version of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism founded in 1984 sought to "struggle for the formation of a Communist International of a new type, based on Marxism-Leninism-Maoism"...
(a Maoist 'international') and CCOMPOSA. The RIM-membership was inherited from CRC, CPI(ML), which was one of three founding organizations of RIM.
CPI(ML) advocates armed struggle and they only recognize groups such as Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Communist Party of India (Maoist)
The Communist Party of India is a Maoist political party in India which aims to overthrow the government of India through violent means. It was founded on 21 September 2004, through the merger of the People's War, and the Maoist Communist Centre . The merger was announced to the public on October...
as truly communist.