Hyderabad, Feb. 25 -- The family members of senior Communist Party of India (Maoist) leader Muppalla Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathi, who led the fringe party for decades and is currently suffering from age-related health issues, have appealed to him to surrender before the police immediately.

On Wednesday, February 25, Ganapathi's brother Ramchandra Rao, interacting with a TV channel in Jagityal district, appealed to him to spend the rest of his life with them. He said that the entire village and family are waiting for Ganapathi to return and join them. At the same time, Ramchandra Rao asked the police not to harm Ganapathi.

Ramachandra Rao said that he came to know through news channels that his brother Ganapathi is in Nepal and has bee...