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By Ramesh Venkatraman
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Podiyam Panda a Maoist operative and terrorist recently (May-9) surrendered to the Chhattisgarh police. Panda is alleged to have been involved in the
dastardly massacre of 25 CPRF Jawans in April. Soon Panda was singing and leaving the over ground Maoist-sympathizers, supporters, and ideologues red-
faced and running for cover.
Coming back to the allegations/accusations made by Panda against Nandini Sundar and Bela Bhatia.
The point really is not about the extent of truth but rather about whether there is any truth at all and if the criterion be that even an iota of truth is
enough to indict these ideologues, then this really is an open and shut case. What are a Professor and a Researcher doing dallying with hard core
militants whose professed aim is to overthrow the democratically elected government of India?
These two are not the only ones. Recently DU Professor GN Saibaba was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Maharashtra for “waging war
against the State” and for providing ideological and logistical support to the Maoists.
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