“ Com . Kotaiah Continues to Inspire Us in our Work !” Rich Tributes Paid to the Departed Leader in Condolence Meeting
Comrade K . Kotaiah , the Central Control Commission Member of CPI ( ML ) passed away on 30-11-2017 . A condolence meeting in his memory was held at Vijayawada on 10-12-2017 by the Andhra Pradesh State Committee . The ranks of CPI ( ML ) from various districts and representatives of various mass organisations – particularly the peasants and workers from Krishna and Guntur districts attended the meeting . The family members , relatives and friends of Com . Kotaiah also attended the meeting and paid tributes to the departed leader .
The condolence meeting was presided by Comrade Jhansi . At the beginning many leaders and family members placed wreaths and flowers before the photo of Com . Kotaiah . The meeting observed 2-minute silence in his memory .
The condolence messages received from Com . Arvind Sinha , Sambhu Mahato , CCMs , CPI ( ML ), B . Pradeep , leader of AIFTU , P . Anjaiah , leader of RPI and others were read in the meeting .
Com . P . Jaswantha Rao , Editor , ‘ Class Struggle ’, said that 24
Com . Kotaiah was leader of people . He mingle with all sections of people of all ages groups , understood their problems well and brought them into agitations to resolve their problems . This was the cardinal feature of com Koraiah throughout his life and it made him a great agitator and mass leader . He also paid rich tributes to another member of the Central Control Commission com . Khudan Mallick who passed away two days earlier than Com . Kotaiah .
Com . E . Nageswar Rao . Member Central Control Commission of CPI , after conveying condolences to the family members said that kotaiah ’ s disciplined life and his commitment to communist ideology should be emulated by all .
Com . Umamaheswar Rao , AP State committee member of CPI ( M ), remembered that his father and Kotaiah worked together among the riksha puling workers and his untiring work in giving solace to victims of toofan that struck Krishna district in 1977 . Later he met Kotaiah during the united front activities of left parties and said that Com . Kotaiah strived hard for the unity of all communists .
Mr . Vadde Sobhanadreeswara rao , Ex . MP ., remembered his acquaintance with Kotaiah during the agitation of sugarcane growing farmers in Krishna district and said that his death is a loss to the farmers movement .
Com . Y . Sambasiva Rao , Central leader of CPI ( ML ) - ND , paid revolutionary tributes to Kotaiah on behalf of CPI ( ML ) - ND and said that Com . Kotaiah strived hard for the unity of revolutionaries and his knowledge of irrigation problems was immense .
Com . Ch . Venkateawarlu , state leader of CPI ( ML ) -ND said that Com . Kotaiah was a member of bala sangham during the telangana peasant armed struggle and achieving the unity of communist revolutionaries would be a fitting tribute to him .
Com . M . Venkata Reddy , leader of MCPI ( U ). paid tributes to Com . Kotaiah on behalf of the state committee and said that Com Kotaiah was not only a communist but also a humanist . His death is a loss to the efforts to unite the left forces .
Com Kolla Rajamohan , peasant leader , paid revolutionary tributes saying that Com Kotaiah had Friendly relations with communist leader Kolla Venkaiah . contd . on page 23
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