There is a section of tribals who are happy that with the elimination of Maoists, their villages will no longer be branded as hotbeds of the Maoist movement.

xVijayawada: Local tribal people of Maredumilli area in Alluri Sitarama Raju district find unconvincing claims about exchanges of fire between Maoists and police during the last two days, leading to the death of 13 Maoists and their sympathisers.

Tribal people involved in farming and petty business in the Maredumilli region of Rampachodavaram agency area pointed out that the area is no longer a safe zone for Maoists, who have not visited the agency region for several years.

The Adivasi are wondering why Maoist Central Committee member Madvi Hidma and others would visit such an area only to die in an encounter with the police.

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