Surrendered not due to fear of death, but to work for people in legal framework. Maoist Devuji

HYDERABAD: (Mar 14) Top CPI (Maoist) commander and key "strategist" of the banned outfit, Thippiri Tirupati, also known as Devuji, has claimed that police arrested him and others before their surrender to the Telangana police on February 24.

He vowed to continue fighting for people's problems within the legal framework.

Devuji, who led an underground life for over four decades in the armed struggle, also said that he and other members did not surrender to the police due to fear of death, but to work for the public carrying their ideology -- Marxism, Leninism and Maoism -- within the legal framework.