tribute

12th January 2022 marked the first death anniversary of comrade Kshitish Biswal. He was party Orissa State secretary and CC member for many years. A statue of him was inaugurated in his native village Tripuri of Puri district on this occasion by CPIML senior PB member comrade Swadesh Bhattacharya. Many leaders of left parties including CPI, CPIM, SUCI, Forward Block, from many social organisations as well as intellectuals of different fields and Professor Birendra Nayak were present on this occasion.

The 19th Martyrdom anniversary of Comrade Mahendra Singh was observed in the form of a huge public rally in his home town Bagodar in Jharkhand on 16 January 2023. Lakhs of people took pledge to defeat fascism to realise the dreams of Comrade Mahendra Singh on this occasion. The Martyrdom Day was also observed in all districts of Jharkhand as well as by party units in other states. 

A condolence meeting in the memory of Comrade Natarajan was held at Coimbatore held on 22nd Dec and was addressed by Comrade Dipankar, the General Secretary of the party. On December 10 (Human Rights Day), while addressing the party's Dindigul District Committee meeting, Comrade Natarajan had suffered breathlessness around 4 PM and was taken to the Dindigul Government Medical College Hospital, after first aid in some private hospital.

CPIML commemorated the 24th anniversary of the death of comrade Vinod Mishra as pledge day to reiterate its resolve of strengthening the fight against communal fascist forces. Meetings, conventions and other programmes were organised in all states which were attended by thousands of party members and supporters who rededicated themselves to the mission of fulfilling his dreams.

CPIML ranks and files across the country paid their homage to Comrades Jauhar, Ratan and Nirmal on their martyrdom anniversary on 29 November 2022. In Patna, the program was organised at CPIML Bihar State Office. State secretary Kunal paying tributes said that the fight to build a people’s India, for which comrades Jauhar, Ratan and Niraml gave their lives continues today, He further noted that their revolutionary legacy continues to inspire and guide our struggle against today’s undeclared emergency and fascist assault by Modi government.

A memorial meeting was organized at the IMA Hall in Patna on 14 June 2022 to pay tribute to six-time MLA in Bihar and renowned Communist leader Comrade Ramdev Verma who passed away on 22 May 2022.

The first commemoration day of Comrade Laxmanbhai Patanvadia, one of the founding members of the CPIML in Gujarat whom we lost last year, was observed on 4 May 2022 at Ahmedabad.
The memorial convention in Ahmedabad was attended by hundreds of people. Leaders including CPIML PB member Prabhat Kumar and Bihar MLA Manoj Manzil remembered Comrade Laxmanbhai's inspiring and revolutionary leadership and pledged to carry forward his work to fulfill his revolutionary vision.

In the Magadh region the impact of the 1942 movement was possibly deepest and most extensive in Kurtha. Many young men embraced martyrdom during the process of hoising the Tricolour on the Thana. After Independence too, this region has witnessed the martyrdom of Jagdev Prasad, Virendra Vidrohi and Manju Devi who gave their lives for the struggles of the deprived and the oppressed.

A memorial meeting was organized on 6 February 2022 for former CPIML Bihar State Secretary and former Politburo member Comrade Pawan Sharma at the CPIML legislative party office in Patna. Among those who participated and shared reminiscences of Comrade Pawan Sharma's struggles were CPIML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, leaders from various Left parties, party activists, Conrade Pawan Sharma's family members and many intellectuals.

The 18th martyrdom day of Comrade Mahendra Singh was observed extensively across Jharkhand, with a pledge to strengthen Left unity and intensify people's struggles. Mahendra Singh's martyrdom day (16 January) is the party's Sankalp (Resolution) Diwas reiterating to carry forward the legacy of Bhagat Singh and Birsa Munda.