Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Former Maoist Politburo Member Joins Gondwana University
Mallojula Venugopal is a 70-year-old man who was once a senior leader of the CPI (Maoist).
He was also known by the names Bhupathi and Sonu.
He has now joined Gondwana University in Gadchiroli.
His temporary job is to coordinate a centre that trains village councils.
Venugopal joined the People’s War Group in the 1980s.
He later became a spokesperson for the CPI (Maoist) in 2010.
Intelligence sources said he helped shape the group’s ideas.
They also said he communicated between the Maoist organisation and people outside it.
Mallojula Venugopal, 70, has joined Gondwana University in Gadchiroli.
He will serve temporarily as coordinator at the university’s Village Council Capacity Building and Training Centre.
Venugopal, also known as Bhupathi and Sonu, was a former CPI (Maoist) Politburo member.
He was appointed a CPI (Maoist) spokesperson in 2010, according to the report.
Intelligence sources described him as the party’s ideological head and a communication specialist.
- Who
- Mallojula Venugopal, also known as Bhupathi and Sonu, a former CPI (Maoist) Politburo member.
- What
- He joined Gondwana University as a temporary coordinator at its Village Council Capacity Building and Training Centre.
- When
- The article does not specify when he joined.
- Where
- Gondwana University in Gadchiroli.
- Why
- The article says he joined to serve as a temporary coordinator at the university’s training centre.
- Age
- 70
- New institution
- Gondwana University
- Location
- Gadchiroli
- Position
- Temporary coordinator
- Centre
- Village Council Capacity Building and Training Centre
- Former affiliation
- CPI (Maoist) Politburo
- Spokesperson appointment
- 2010