John Wesley
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Senior CPI (Marxist) leader John Wesley has been elected as the party’s Telangana State Secretary becoming the first dalit to occupy the top post at the State level.
Mr. Wesley has been elected as part of the CPI (M)’s four-day State conference which concluded at Sangareddy on Tuesday (January 28, 2025). He replaces senior leader Tammineni Veerabhadram who could not get accommodation in the State committee since he crossed 70 years.
Tammineni Veerabadhram. File | Photo CREDIT: MOHD ARIF
Attracted to left movement since college days
Mr. Wesley, a native of Amarachinta in the united Mahbubanagar district, was attracted to the left movement since his college days. Joining the Radical Students League in 1990, he shifted to the CPI (M) in 1996 and served the party in different capacities. He was associated with the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), youth wing of the CPI (M), for few years when he actively participated in agitations before being appointed to the party’s State committee.
Published – January 29, 2025 11:14 am is
