Maoists deny threat letter sent to Minister Seethakka, blame police propaganda

Hyderabad: The CPI (Maoist) clarified it had no connection with the threat letter recently received by Telangana Minister Seethakka, distancing itself from the note that surfaced on June 26.

In a statement, Maoist spokesperson Jagan said the party did not issue any such threat against Seethakka in the name of its Telangana State Committee. He maintained the group had no involvement with the letter and described its circulation as unrelated to Maoist activity.

Jagan further alleged that while there was no ongoing Maoist movement in Telangana, police had been summoning Adivasis to stations and intimidating them in the name of counterinsurgency operations. He accused the authorities of spreading false news about Telangana Maoist State Secretary Damodar’s surrender, dismissing it as baseless propaganda.

Minister Seethakka had earlier responded to the letter, calling it painful and urging a probe to verify its origin. The Maoists’ statement on July 5 followed her remarks, reiterating that no letter had been sent by their party.