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Know Mahendra Karma- The 'Bastar Tiger' who was riddled with 100 bullets in Chhattisgarh Naxal attack

New Delhi : Today the entire country is shocked at the brutal assassination of Congress leaders by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh. According to  eyewitnesses, the main target of the Naxals was – Mahendra Karma, the architect



Actually, Karma started his political career with Communist Party of India (CPI) . In fact, he went on to win 1980 general election on a CPI ticket.
 
In 1996, He won from ‘Bastar' Lok Sabha constituency as an independent candidate.
 
After sometime, He moved over to Congress and won the assembly elections from ‘Dantewada' constituency. He served as prison minister in Digvijay Singh government.