AZAD- a Hero, or a villian???

Was going through articles on Cherukuri rajasekhar alias Azad, a top Maoist leader gunned down in AP today.
Who are Maoists? are they people born with a violent streak? do they have a frontal lobe tumor( which is proved to be associated with violent behavior)???
NO. Maoists are people. just common people like you and me.Some Maoist leaders are forerunners of thought, some very talented people.
The only difference is, they chose to be naxals, the same way i chose to be a doctor,or the way my dad chose to be a journalist.
When you look properly, most of these Maoist leaders are highly learned people, they include gold medalists from many universities. Many people, whom you wish wouldn't have joined the movement and could have brought laurels to the nation in their fields of work.

Cherukuri rajasekhar was from an affluent upper caste family. he could have chosen the luxurious happy life he was given. But he chose to be a naxalite. Why? Because he believed in the naxal cause. He wanted to help uplift the down trodden and rescue them from feudal land lords and corrupt politicians. THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL MOTTO OF NAXALISM, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY TODAYS MAOISTS SEEM TO HAVE CONVENIENTLY FORGOTTEN.
No wonder naxalism is now thought of as an anti-police or terror organization, a menace. It has strayed too far from its path that it almost is meaningless concept these days.
I cant say anything about Azad, whether he was a Hero as claimed by many, or was a criminal mastermind as claimed by the police.... but i think HE FOLLOWED HIS HEART.
I cant comment on the reports of his alleged fake encounter..... but I hope HE KNEW WHAT HE LOST HIS LIFE FOR.
I come from an orthodox brahmin family and believe in heaven and hell... i don't really know where he must have gone. But i think wherever He goes, He will continue to fight for the rights of the oppressed there.
I just wish He had taken a non violent path to achieve the same in his life here. We do really need people who live for others. He would have made a fine leader, unlike the politicians we have.