Hyderabad, Feb. 24 -- Two days ago, on February 22, top Maoist leaders surrendered before the Telangana police. They were considered among the last surviving top members and was a significant setback to the armed revolution.

The top brass consists of Communist Party of India (Maoist)'s Politburo Member (PBM) Tippiri Thirupati alias Devuji alias Kumma Dada, Central Committee members (CCM) Malla Raji Reddy alias Sangram, Telangana State Committee Secretary (SCC) Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar alias Jagan and State Committee Member (SCM) Nune Narsimha Reddy alias Ganganna alias Sannu Dada, who formally gave up arms before the government on Tuesday, February 24.

Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy said the surrender of Bade Ch...