Gaddar, a well-known figure noted for his activities as a poet, revolutionary balladeer, activist, and former Naxalite, died on Sunday at Apollo Hospitals. His legacy included his participation in different social and political causes.
Gaddar was an active member of the Naxalite movement until 2010, when he switched his attention to the Telangana statehood struggle. He went underground in the 1980s and joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). He was key in establishing the Jana Natya Mandali, the Communist Party’s cultural branch, which aspired to use art and theater to raise social and political awareness.
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Gaddar survived an assassination attempt in 1997, during which he was shot by unidentified gunmen. He was injured, and a bullet became lodged in his spinal cord. Despite the attack, he remained a vocal supporter of social justice and reform.
Funeral procession of the Revolutionary activist, singer and writer #Gaddar alias Gummadi Vittal Rao starts from LB Stadium.
His body will be cremated at family run Mahaboodhi Vidyalaya, Bhudevinagar at Alwal.CM #KCR may be attend the final rites.#GaddarNoMore #Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/X5FVpcCJE0
— Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) August 7, 2023
Condolences flowed in from political leaders across the ideological spectrum upon learning of Gaddar’s death. His body was put in LB Stadium to allow people to pay their respects in acknowledgment of his effect on society and culture.
Sr. Political leaders from all the top parties paid last respect to the mortal remains of the Revolutionary activist, singer and writer #Gaddar alias Gummadi Vittal Rao at the LB Stadium in #Hyderabad.#GaddarNoMore #Telangana pic.twitter.com/i3EXSZjhJ4
— Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) August 6, 2023
Gaddar’s funeral was held with state honors at his family’s Mahaboodhi Vidyalaya in Bhudevinagar, Alwal. His contributions to writing, activism, and social movements will live on throughout the region and beyond.
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