Mallojula Koteswara Rao

Mallojula Koteswara Rao
Born	Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality	India
Other names	Kishenji, Prahlad, Murali, Ramji and Sridhar
Organization	Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Spouse	Sujata[1]

Mallojula Koteswara Rao (c. 1956 - ), commonly known by his nom de guerre Kishenji, is a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and the group's military leader.^[1][2][3] He has previously used Prahlad, Murali, Ramji, Jayant and Sridhar as aliases.^[4] He claimed responsibility for the Silda camp attack in 2010. He is presently active in Lalgarh area of West bengal.

Born in the Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, Kishenji helped found the People's War Group (PWG) in 1980 and oversaw the group's merger with the Maoist Communist Centre of India to form the CPI(Maoist).^[1]

See also

• Cherukuri Rajkumar
• Muppala Lakshmana Rao
• Prashant Bose
• Naxalite
• Naxalite-Maoist insurgency

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flood, Derek Henry (2010). "Kishenji:A Profile of the Leader of the Indian Maoist Insurgency". Militant Leadership Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation) 1 (4): 8–11. http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/Militant_Leadership_Monitor_-_Volume_I__Issue_4.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
2. ^ Basak, Sanjay (28 February 2010). "Kishenji calling: Wrong number". Deccan Chronicle. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/360-degree/kishenji-calling-wrong-number-906. Retrieved 7 April 2010. 
3. ^ "Kishenji claims responsibility for attack". The Times Of India. 15 February 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kishenji-claims-responsibility-for-attack/articleshow/5577215.cms. 
4. ^ "List of hardcore naxals prepared". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 29 December 2002. http://www.hindu.com/2002/12/29/stories/2002122902620500.htm. Retrieved 7 April 2010. 

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Name	Rao, Mallojula Koteswara
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Place of birth	Peddapalli town, Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India
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