Gajarla Ravi alias Uday, ‘secretary’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), who has been out of the Andhra – Odisha Border (AOB) region for some time, is back to head the movement, reports The Hindu on May 14. Uday had gone into hiding in the safe zones of Chhattisgarh about a year ago as he was suffering from severe diabetes and other health issues. The reports confirms that Uday is back to take stock of the CPI-Maoist in AOB region. CPI-Maoist secretary Uday’s return to AOB is linked to the recent surrender of Muttannagari Jalandhar Reddy alias Krishna, senior member of CPI-Maoist in AOBSZC. Uday has returned to stem the surrenders, revive the movement and, most essentially find a suitable replacement for Krishna. The Security Forces (SFs) consider the return of Uday as a strategic move by the CPI-Maoist 'central committee’ (CC) and Military Commission, said Senior Police Official engaged in anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations.