Hyderabad: Maoist supremo Ganapati alias Muppala Lakshman Rao, who commands the Left wing extremist revolutionary forces in the country, can barely walk.
Top Maoists are in need of diabetologists, orthopaedics and dentists as most of them are suffering from diseases, arthritis, knee pains and dental issues.
The health dossiers of Maoists from the anti-Naxal intelligence agency of Telangana government has revealed that 66-year-old Ganapati, a native of Karimnagar district, is suffering from severe dental problems, is a diabetic and has poor eye sight.
A senior official of the Telangana police department said, “Dr Lachakka, area committee member in East Bastar, is treating Ganapati for his dental problems. Most of the military commission members suffer from health issues. Ganapati can’t walk for more than two hours. Recently, a woman leader died of gyneacological problems and some of them have been diagnosed with breast cancer.”
Katakam Sudarshan and Kada Satayarnayana are suffering from knee and joint pains. Jinugu Narasimha Reddy alias Jampanna is affected with asthma.
Several Central Committee members like Ravula Srinivas alias Ramanna (diabetes), Oggu Satwaji (cervical spondylitis), Deepak (knee problem), Modem Balakrishna (knee, thyroid problems and diabetes) and Malla Rajireddy (knee problem, arthritis), have health issues.
“Almost all Central Committee members and senior cadre are suffering from health problems in addition to lifestyle diseases like diabetes and BP. State and zonal committee members too have issues,” revealed the health documents.
Senior orthopaedic consultant Dr Sudheer Reddy said, “Those who live in the forest areas suffer from constant injury to the bones because they are walking on rough and uneven surfaces. Also, they are prone to various viral infections, which affect the bones and cartilages. Chikungunya is one of the harshest forms of viral infections, which sets in viral arthritis. Hence, injury and viruses are two main reasons why they develop problems in the bones.”
General physician Dr D. Shanker added, "The development of diabetes in these people is mostly due to age. It's an age-related disease in them and not due to any lifestyle disorder.”
