A large number of tribals, on March 7, staged a protest at G.K. Veedhi Mandal (administrative sub-division) headquarters in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, condemning the killing of a former ‘militia member’ – Korra Pilku (35), by a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on March 5, reports The Hindu.
Youths gathered in large numbers and formed a human chain on the main road at G.K. Veedhi. They also burnt an effigy of the Maoists. The tribals raised slogans against the Maoists and alleged that the latter were neither letting them live peacefully nor allowing the area to be developed. The tribals expressed their grief to the family members and demanded that the government take strong action against the Maoists and also warned the rebels against entering their villages.