Why Soni Sori plans to hoist the Tiranga in Maoist heartland

August 09, 2016 13:41

Firebrand Adivasi leader Soni Sori -- who has allegedly suffered sexual exploitation by the police as well as acid attacks for her fight for the tribals of Chhattisgarh -- will lead a 200 kilometre-long padyatra from Dantewada to Gompad village, where an Adivasi teen, Madkam Hidme, was allegedly raped and killed by security forces.

The march will highlight the brutalities faced by the people in the battle between the government and the Maoists in the tribals' name.Sori spoke to Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore about her "historic fight" to seek justice for Hidme and many other women by hoisting the Tricolour in the remote village of Gompad. Read the interview here.

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