Makineni Basavapunnaiah (Telugu: మాకినేని బసవపున్నయ్య; 14 December 1914 – 12 April 1992) was an Indian Communist leader who was a member of first Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)). He was also the editor of the central organ of CPI (M), ''People's Democracy'' magazine. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha for 14 years from 3 April 1952 to 2 April 1966.
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