The mysterious, bloody life & death of Mahendra Karma

June 01, 2013 19:21

The Sunday Guardian:

The man who kindled the Salwa Judum fire has been murdered in a Naxalite ambush, but he leaves behind a seemingly intractable war in Chhattisgarh, says Aditya Mani Jha.

I accept their challenge. My family stands by my side. My father used to say that we will fight Naxals till our final breaths. I want to ask the (Chhattisgarh) state government to start a do-or-die battle.

And if they still can't do so, then the Assembly should be dissolved." The 'challenge' that Chhavinda Karma was talking about to a group of reporters is a threat that he has received from the Naxalites, asking him and his family to leave their village immediately or be prepared for dire consequences.

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