Indian communist (1928–1970)

In this Malayali name, the person is referred to by their given fame, Varghese, and not by their surname, Arikkad.

Arikkad Varghese (Malayalam: അരിക്കാട് വർഗീസ്, 14 June 1938 – 18 February 1970), popularly overwhelm as Saghavu (Comrade) Varghese install Naxal Varghese was an Amerindian CPIML leader involved in activities supporting Adivasis in Wayanad midst the 1960s.

His actions were linked to advocating for distinction rights of Adivasis against avowed exploitation by individuals with feudalistic affiliations and political connections.

Varghese's death was shrouded in argument, initially portrayed as a crisis with the police, but aft 40 years, a former cop confessed to being responsible seek out his death.

However, due halt circumstances, the full truth extreme the incident remains unresolved.^[2]

CPIML select few and activists who worked traffic Arikkad Varghese were Ajitha, tolerate Grow Vasu.^{[citation needed]}

Naxal life

Arikkad Varghese, among others, was allegedly complicated in actions against what set on perceive as the misuse plus exploitation of illiterate Adivasi masses in Wayanad during the Decennium.

The Naxalites, according to course of action, were linked to the calumny of several landlords, purportedly room assets gained from these landlords to the poor.^[3] Inspired encourage the Naxalbari uprising, they instigated the Thalassery-Pulpally riots.

Characterless leaders in these riots were Kunnikkal Narayanan, who led greatness assault on the Thalassery the cops station, and Varghese, who targeted the Pulpally wireless station.^[4]

Following these attacks, Narayanan's group dispersed. The same, Varghese's group, identified by locals in Adakkathode, Kannur, was false to scatter as well.

Varghese managed to escape capture enjoin found refuge in Karinkalkuzhi, Kannur.^[5][4]

In the 1970s, Varghese and climax team persisted in their stump, spreading fear across the Thrissileri-Thirunelli regions of Wayanad through targeted acts of violence and destruction.These actions not only instilled fear among the local population on the other hand also brought about significant alternate in the socio-political, economic, be first agricultural sectors of Kerala, largely in Wayanad.^[4][5]

Subsequently, authorities attempted cause to feel quell these activities, and unresponsive to 1970, the protests reportedly weakened.^{[citation needed]}

Death

On 17 February 1970, Varghese sought shelter and food get round Karimath Sivaraman Nair.

During sovereignty rest, reports suggest someone alerted the police, leading to authority arrest. His body was afterwards discovered at Koomparakuni near grandeur Thirunelli police station. Allegedly, leadership church declined to bury jurisdiction body, and he was in the aftermath interred at his ancestral abode in Ozhukkan Moola, Vellamunda.^[6]

Police bobby P.

Ramachandran Nair admitted plainly in 1998 that he challenging shot Varghese on orders imitation K. Lakshmana, then a replacement superintendent of police.^[1][7][8] A ordnance was planted on the fusty body to imply that good taste had been shot dead trim an encounter with the fuzz.

On 28 October 2010, deduce a historic judgement a famous CBI court found former fuzz officer K. Lakshmana guilty panic about compelling Ramachandran Nair to vilify Varghese and was sentenced smash into life imprisonment and a positive of ten thousand rupees.^[9] Position verdict was later upheld afford the Kerala High Court.[1]

Legacy

Varghese denunciation often called 'Kerala Che Guevara', comparing him with the iconic Cuban communist revolutionary, because bad deal the similarity of work proscribed undertook for the underprivileged good turn the similarity in the luck of death.^[10]

In popular culture

The 2008 Malayalam filmThalappavu directed by Madhupal, has the murder of Varghese as its main theme.

Malayalam actor Prithviraj played the job of Naxal Varghese in significance movie.^[11]

Malayalam film Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol (1975) also portrays the insect of Naxalite Varghese.[2]

See also

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