Obituary
Red Salute to Comrade A.M.Kodandaraman
Senior Communist Revolutionary leader of Comrade AM Kodandaraman passed away on 25th
November 2018 due to cardiac arrest at the age of 84 years.
Born in the year 1934 in Anama Nallur village of Vellore district, Com.AMK completed studies in law
and started his career as a lawyer. In early days he was interested in the Dravidian Movement and
become and an activist of Dravidar Kazhagam led by EVR Periyar. Then he was influenced by
Pa.Jeevanantham a prominent leader of Communist movement in Tamil Nadu and joined in the communist
movement and continued his career as communist till his death.
He worked as a Trade unionist and lawyer. He refused to represent the cases of landlords, money
lenders and casteist organisations. In Chennai AMK along with com. Kuchelar established many unions
in various factories Industries around the Chennai city. They were recognised as Red flag Union. AMK
developed these unions into vibrant and active unions to fight not only for mere economic demands
also as a political movement.
As a member of the communist Party he left CPI and joined CPI(M) in the context of Great Debate. As
the ideological struggle continued in the communist movement AMK organised a co-ordination committee
within CPI (M) along with Comrades L.Appu, Kovai Easwaran and others .In 1967 after Naxalbari uprising,
he along with Com.Appu became members of AICCCR and later a member of CPI(ML). He differed with
the Peoples war group on the issues of taking up annihilation of class enemy in the ongoing peasant
struggle in Dharmapuri and North Arcot districts.
During 1980 under the leadership and guidelines of AMK landless labourers organised struggle
against the Thirupananthal Mutt in Tanjore district and landlords of cashew Gardens in the Ariyalur
district. By 1990 AMK having ideological differences with CPI(ML) PWG and started functioning separately
as CPI(ML)PWG Bolshevik till his death.
CPI (ML) pays revolutionary homage to the departed leader Comrade A M Kodandaraman
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They underlined the need of
developing an united struggle of
workers, peasants, students-youth,
small business-men and other
toiling people and advance it to
achieve our long cherished goal of
new democratic and socialist
society.
A leaflet supporting the all India
Workers Strike and its demands
was also distributed throughout the
state. The activists of AIFTU (N) and
Bihar General Mazdoor Union
actively participated in the strike.
Odisha
The Chasi Mulia Sangha
(Odisha) actively participated in
solidarity actions in support of the
Workers Strike of Jan 8 – 9 th of 2019
at various places of the state. A big
rally was taken out in Bandhugaon
of Koraput district by the Chasi
Mulia Adivasi Sangha (affliated to
AIKMKS) under the leadership of
Com.Srikant, Secretary, CMS
(Odisha),
Com.
Kondagiri
Feb, March - 2019
Paidamma and Com. Suryam. The
people raised the slogans in
support of striking workers. The
whole Bandhugaon bazaar came to
a stand still for hours.
Rasta rook was organised on
Jan 8 th 9 th at Dolasahi and
Basudevpur area of Bhadrak
district under the leadership of
Com.Sushanta Jena of CMS and
the women front leader Com.
Tunilata Jena. They have actively
participated in the picketing at
various state Central Govt. offices
in Bhadrak district.
Rallies and Rasta rokos were
organized by the AIKMKS on Jan
8 th , 2019 at Polosora, Jagannath
Prasad and Dharakot (Jalli) blocks
of Ganjam district under the leader-
ship of Com. Nirakar, Convenor of
AIKMKS, Ganjam district, Com.
Niranjan Sabar, Pabana Sabar,
Com.Kuber Dalbehoira. Hundred
people, mainly adivasis have
participated in each rally.
Rasta roko was organized and
led by Com.Mohan Naidu and
Com.Chitra Sen in Puri town.
Upakulia Jami –o Jangal Suraksha
Samithi, Puri led by Com.
Batakrishna Swain organized
Rasta roko at Gorual Bazar on Puri
– Brahmagir National High Way on
Jan 8 th . It lasted for 8 hours. Banks
and Govt. offices were closed for
the entire day.
In Bhubaneswar town,
Basudev Dash, Com. Jayaram
Jena, Com.Sima Sethi and Com.
Ramesh along with other workers
have picketed and staged dharna
at different places on Jan 8 th and
9 th . The people from basties too
joined in this solidarity action.
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through power point presentation
and promised to extend all his help
in the case they plan to building of
sub-surface dams on Hagari River.
All through the convention,
members of Peoples Literary and
Cultural Front displayed their adept
skill by singing peoples’ songs.
- Our Reporter
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