We have already seen how our movement was weak in the towns, both in the working class and in the middle classes. Yet the impact of the Telangana movement on them was so great that general sympathies were all with it. Whatever cadre and contacts the Party had in the cities, especially in Hyderabad, Warangal and the mining areas, were of tremendous importance, and they helped the Telangana guerrilla movement in various ways. It was through these contacts and cadres, that the Party was able to purchase and supply to the guerrilla squads, at least to some extent, the writing and duplicating paper, medicines and other essential requirements. It had also been possible to purchase a very limited quantity of hidden arms and ammunition and supply them to the guerrillas. However many a time we were cheated, and had to pay an enormous price for them.

A limited number of hiding places and contact places were organised in the city to maintain links with the fighting areas and squads. But, again and again, under repeated raids and terrific torture, many places were blown up and quite a number of technical cadre were arrested. Most of them were tortured and some shot. All glory to those who did not squeal under the torture. A large number resisted for days, which enabled the Party organisation to break off all links known to the arrested persons and move to safer and newer places.