Comrade Mahendra Patel, a veteran CPI(ML) Liberation leader in East Champaran, Bihar, passed away on October 13, 2026, at the age of around 80. A resident of Bahadurpur village in Adapur block, he had been suffering from a heart ailment. He was among the key leaders who established the Party in East Champaran in the 1970s.

Comrade Mahendra Patel fought resolutely against divisive forces that sought to split the Party in the early 1980s, a period in which several comrades laid down their lives. He survived repeated attempts on his life and several stints in jail, remaining steadfast in his commitment to the revolutionary movement.

CPI(ML) Liberation pays revolutionary tribu te to Comrade Mahendra Patel, whose courage, steadfastness and lifelong dedication to the Party and the people’s struggles continue to inspire the revolutionary movement.