India, Oct. 3 -- Two divisions of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), along with its Company-10 and technical wing, have expressed full support for politburo member Mallojula Venugopal alias Sonu's recent statement calling for a temporary suspension of armed struggle.

Earlier this month, a six-page statement attributed to Sonu went viral, admitting that the Maoists had failed to adapt to India's changing conditions and had suffered losses across their strongholds.

"Despite immense sacrifices, our wrong policies, dogmatism and inability to correct course weakened the revolutionary movement across the country," Sonu had said. The central committee, however, denounced him, accus...