Jaggula John Wesley

Jaggula John Wesley
Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Telangana
Assumed office
29 January 2025
Preceded byTammineni Veerabhadram
Member of Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Assumed office
6 April 2025
Personal details
NationalityIndian
PartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
OccupationPolitician

Jaggula John Wesley is a communist politician from Amarchinta, Telangana, India.[1] He is the current state secretary of the CPI (Marxist), Telangana. Wesley, a Madiga by caste, is the first Dalit person to hold this position in the Telugu states.[2][3][4] He is a member of the 24th Central Committee of the CPI (M) and the state president of Kula Vivaksha Vyatireka Porata Samithi, a movement against Caste-based discrimination.[5][6]

Political career

He started his journey into politics in 1990s with Radical Students Union. He joined the CPI (Marxist) in 1996 and held leadership positions in the Democratic Youth Federation of India.[7]

References

  1. ^ Rachavelpula, Kausalya (2025-01-28). "John Wesley Appointed as CPM Telangana State Secretary". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  2. ^ "Telangana: Why CPI(M) made a Dalit as state secretary at last". 31 January 2025.
  3. ^ "John Wesley elected as CPI (M)'s Telangana State secretary". The Hindu. 2025-01-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  4. ^ "John Wesley Named CPM Telangana State Secretary". 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  5. ^ "CPM appoints John Wesley as Telangana state secretary". The Siasat Daily. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  6. ^ "New Central Committee Elected at the 24th Congress | Peoples Democracy". peoplesdemocracy.in. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  7. ^ "John Wesley elected as CPI (M)'s Telangana State secretary". The Hindu. 2025-01-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-09-26.