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Maoist sympathisers burn effigies of CM, Chidambaram

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Posted: Feb 10, 2010 at 0231 hrs IST

Hundreds of Maoist sympathisers, including “intellectuals” led by noted writer Mahasweta Devi, today jostled with the police and burnt effigies of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee while a meeting to discuss strategy to combat the extremists was on in the metropolis.

Shouting anti-government slogans, the sympathizers paraded through the city streets protesting against the proposed “Operation Greenhunt” and demanded an end to “torture of innocent people in the name of combating Maoists”.

Mahasweta Devi, however, left the rally soon after it began from the College square area and proceeded towards Esplanade. As the procession moved towards Esplanade, the agitators were prevented by the police from moving further. Traffic was disrupted near Dorina crossing area due to the procession, police said.

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