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Press Release
13th Party Congress of CPI (ML) Red Star
Formation of Reception Committee in Raichur
As per the resolve of the Central Committee of CPI (ML) Red Star to hold the 13th Party Congress from 16 – 20 September 2026 at Raichur, Karnataka, the Meeting convened at Kannada Bhavan on 3rd May 2026 has formed the Reception Committee for holding the Party Congress.
The 13th Party Congress of the Party is being held at a critical juncture when US- led imperialism is having its biggest offensive against world people through far-right corporatism, fascism and war. Its horrific manifestations are the US-Zionist genocide of the people of Palestine and aggression on Iran. And in many countries of the world, far-right neoliberalism and fascism are on the offensive.
For instance, the RSS, world’s largest and longest-running fascist organization, through its political tool BJP, is having its stranglehold over India, the most populous country today. As a result, the entire administration including police and even military, judiciary, education, culture are under the firm grip of fascism. While Muslims are targeted as the biggest enemy, and are systematically disenfranchised using the Election Commision, and even denied citizenship. In the same vein, Casteism or Sanatan being the ideological basis of RSS, Dalits are intensively facing oppression and deprivation. To be precise, the minorities, especially Muslims and Dalits, including women, are being deprived of basic human rights, as RSS is in its maddening pace towards a Brahmanical Hindur Rashtra.
However, as we all know, the Indian Communist Movement is facing many ideological-political setbacks which make it incapable to appropriately intervene in this critical situation. This failure is often manifested in the approach of different Communist parties towards Imperialism, Fascism and Caste. It is in this context that, regarding these crucial questions, the CPI (ML) Red Star has taken its specific positions in a concrete and clear-cut way. As part of this, the Party Congress will have three important Seminars on Imperialism, Fascism, and Caste, in which leaders of various Communist Parties, Organisations and Scholars will be participating. As part of these, may fraternal international parties are also expected to participate in the Congress.
As said at the outset, a 75-member Reception Committee is formed with Comrade Raghavendra Kustagi as Chairman and Comrade R. Manasayya as General Convener. MD Iqbal (MIC), H N Badiger, Veera Bhadrappa and Ravindranath Patti are the vice Chairpersons, and B. Rudrayya, MD Amir Ali and M Gangadhar are the Conveners of the Reception Committee. Including them, an Executive Committee comprising B. Basavaraj, Noorjahan m, Khaja Aslam Pasha, J. B. Raju, Raju Patti, Babu Bhadarigal, Gururaj Goudur, Narayan Balagurki, M. Niranjan and Kabeer, is also formed as part of the organisational tasks leading to the 13th Party Congress.
We appeal to all revolutionary left, progressive and democratic forces for their wholehearted solidarity and cooperation for the successful conducting of the Party Congress.
Press-Conference is addressed by:
P J James, General Secretary
R Manasayya, Polit Bureau Member (General Convener of Reception Committee)
Kabeer, Polit Bureau Member
MD Ameer Ali, Central Committee Member
M Gangadhar, State Executive Committee Member
CPI – ML Red Star
Raichur 04.05.2026
