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FOR! THE L CRIPFA On January 25 more than 2,000 people demonstrated in the streets of London against repression in India and for the release of tens of thousands of political prisoners who have been held without trial for several years now. The very great majority of these political prisoners are Maoist militants belonging to the Communist party of India (Marxist-Leninist) or to other Maoist groupings; these various political groupings have exploded into many rival fragments, some of which have broken with their Maoist orientation. This Maoist orientation had acquired a predominant influence among Indian communifies abroad, and solidarity actions have consequently had leaderships controlled by the Maoish. The January 25 demonstration in Landon had been called by this sort of movement. 32
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The Indian Maoist movement, in clear decline in India iself, has exhibited a similar trend abroad. On January 25 the Indian Maoist current in Britain demonstrated the reality of its degeneration; the extension of the revolufionary Marxist current in the Indian left was also demonstrated. Because of the ultrasectarian positions of the Maoists (Naxalites), the majority of the disillusioned militants of the pro-Moscow Communist party of India and of the Communist party of India (Marxist) did not join the demorstration. Rejecting these militants unless they agree to attack Russian "social imperialism" and line up behind Peking can only have the worst divisive and weakening effects on a movement of solidarity with the pocont'd. on page 31.
Editeur responsoble: René Groslombert, 34 rue Nothomb. 1040 Bnizelles