Former Maoist leader Radhakka’s last rites held in Adilabad district
The final rites for former Maoist leader Kursenga Mothibai, known as Radhakka, were held in Adilabad district. She was a prominent figure in the CPI (Maoist) and the Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangathan before her eventual acquittal and death.
Why it matters
The event marks the passing of a significant figure in the history of the Maoist movement in the Dandakaranya region.
People from various walks of life paid their last respects to former Maoist leader Kursenga Mothibai alias Radhakka, 55, whose final rites were held at Linguguda village in Adilabad district on Tuesday. She died of a heart attack at a hospital in Adilabad on Monday evening.
A native of Pippaldhari village in Adilabad Rural mandal, Radhakka joined the then-banned CPI (ML) People’s War Group (PWG) in the mid-1980s. She later worked underground with PWG squads in Sirpur and other forest areas before being shifted to the Dandakaranya forest region in the late 1990s. She emerged as one of the key leaders of the Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangathan in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh and rose to become a State committee member of the CPI (Maoist).
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