<p>Telugu poet-balladeer and Maoist sympathiser Gummadi Vittal Rao, popularly known as Gaddar, on Wednesday appeared before the judicial magistrate court here in connection with 2005 Venkatammanahalli Naxal attack case.</p>.<p>Gaddar is accused number 11 in the case. The high court had recently granted anticipatory bail to Gaddar in the said case.</p>.<p>Since, the hearing in the trial court is underway, Gaddar appeared before the court and submitted a copy of anticipatory bail to the magistrate.</p>.<p>When one of the advocates asked Gaddar, during lunch break, to render a revolutionary song, the balladeer, in a lighter vein, said my virtuosity has brought me here (court).</p>.<p>In July, the Tirumani police had brought Left-leaning Telugu poet-activist Varavara Rao, accused number 12th in the case, from Yerawada Jail, Pune, and produced him before the Pavagada court.</p>.<p>On the night of Feb 10, 2005, Naxals had gunned down seven KSRP constables and a civilian at Venkatammanahalli Govt School in the taluk. The attack was seen as a revenge to police encounter of Naxal leader Saketh Rajan, who was gunned down at Menasinahaadya in Chikkamagaluru district on Feb 5, 2005.</p>
<p>Telugu poet-balladeer and Maoist sympathiser Gummadi Vittal Rao, popularly known as Gaddar, on Wednesday appeared before the judicial magistrate court here in connection with 2005 Venkatammanahalli Naxal attack case.</p>.<p>Gaddar is accused number 11 in the case. The high court had recently granted anticipatory bail to Gaddar in the said case.</p>.<p>Since, the hearing in the trial court is underway, Gaddar appeared before the court and submitted a copy of anticipatory bail to the magistrate.</p>.<p>When one of the advocates asked Gaddar, during lunch break, to render a revolutionary song, the balladeer, in a lighter vein, said my virtuosity has brought me here (court).</p>.<p>In July, the Tirumani police had brought Left-leaning Telugu poet-activist Varavara Rao, accused number 12th in the case, from Yerawada Jail, Pune, and produced him before the Pavagada court.</p>.<p>On the night of Feb 10, 2005, Naxals had gunned down seven KSRP constables and a civilian at Venkatammanahalli Govt School in the taluk. The attack was seen as a revenge to police encounter of Naxal leader Saketh Rajan, who was gunned down at Menasinahaadya in Chikkamagaluru district on Feb 5, 2005.</p>