| | In a situation marked by severe state repression of the Maoist
movement in Andhra Pradesh, violent retaliation by the
Maoists, and the state?s brutal counter-attack (led by
the greyhounds) to gain the upper hand, the Maoists are
finding it difficult to retain the support of the next generation
of the most oppressed. State-encouraged gangs, calling
themselves tigers and cobras have unleashed private vengeance,
which has played a major role in immobilising the substantial
over-ground support of the movement. But above all is the
tragic loss of the lives of organic leaders from among
the most oppressed.
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