Maoist’s Letter Seized by Police Hails Varavara Rao: Report

The letter, whose authenticity could not be verified, also talks about Rao raising funds for future “operations”.

A letter purportedly written by a Maoist leader and seized by the police in April this year hails prominent Telugu poet Varavara Rao for his alleged "guidance" in various Naxal activities in the country.

Rao was among the five people arrested on Tuesday, 28 August for suspected Maoist links. The arrests were made after the Maharashtra police raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states.

The letter in question was part of a bunch of documents seized by the Pune police during the searches at the premises of five people arrested in June this year for alleged links with Maoists. The searches were carried out in different parts of the country in April.