To be clear, the massacre of the Ananda Margis was far more a part of public discourse about the CPI(M)& #39;s brutal repression, than Marichjhapi was back in the day.

Mainly because the details about Marichjhapi were(and remain) shady and it happened away from Calcutta. https://twitter.com/hArshU_mAamA/status/1253740018427985921">https://twitter.com/hArshU_mA...

People& #39;s awareness and consequent outrage regarding Marichjhapi is pretty recent. The CPI(M) was able to control information flows very well back then, before the days of TV and online. You& #39;ll never know how many people died in Marichjhapi and everything you hear is either

grossly exaggerated or ridiculously underplayed.

The Ananda Margi thing was a testament to how much they could get away with. Commit mass murder on a busy road in Calcutta in broad daylight and face no repercussions lol.