CPI-M leader Maruti Manpade dies at 65

Associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he was known for his fight for the cause of farmers and agricultural labourers in the state, especially in the Kalyana Karnataka region. Even during COVID times, Manpade worked towards highlighting the sufferings of the poor and needy.

Veteran CPI-M leader Maruti Manpade died at a private hospital in Solapur, Maharashtra, on Tuesday, due to COVID related complications. Manage,65, is survived by a wife and two sons.

According to sources close to him, he was suffering from COVID-19 for the last two weeks and was recently shifted to a private hospital in Solapur from Kalaburagi. Associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he was known for his fight for the cause of farmers and agricultural laborers in the state, especially in the Kalyana Karnataka region.

Even during COVID times, Manpade worked towards highlighting the sufferings of the poor and needy. Communist Party of India (Marxist) in its Facebook post said, "Red Salute Comrade Maruti Manpage." Manage was serving as the Vice President of Karnataka Parantha Raitha Sangha, affiliated to All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) when he died.

Condoling the death, the party remembered that he was at the forefront of the struggles for land rights and against social oppression in Karnataka. He organized the MGNREGA workers and Panchayat workers and was also the President of the Panchayat Workers' Association.

He also played an active role in organizing Devadasi women for their liberation, it said, adding that he emphasized the need for crop-based organizations. Remembering Manpade as the voice of Dalits, farmers, and laborers, Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said he was pained to know about his demise due to COVID-19 infection.

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