Naxalites
In another part of Odisha, Koraput, Naxalites were quite active. The poor tribals were being exploited by the rich people. The Naxalites were not able to tolerate this sort of exploitation. They were killing the rich. The Government tried to stop this. In the name of law and order, atrocities were committed on the people by the Police. The commitment of atrocities touched those who were working for the tribals for their development. On hearing this, Nabababu and Malati Devi went there and organised meetings at different places to find out the truth. Peace workers from different parts of the world came there. Atrocities were considerably reduced. The Naxalite leader, Nagabhusan Patnaik was sentenced to death for his Naxalite activities. Nabababu intervened and wrote to his friend President Sanjeeva Reddy for pardoning Nagabhusan. Other Naxalites, who were convicted for life were also pardoned and released.
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