Vishnu Damodar Chitale (1906–1961) was an Indian freedom fighter, nationalist and prominent leader of the Communist Party of India in Poona city.
He could not complete his Masters of Law degree; as he focused his attention on national movements.
He participated in the freedom struggle orchestrated by the Congress and came into contact with Marxist literature.
[4] At the 1940 Ramgarh session of the Indian National Congress, Chitale and fellow communist delegate K.M.
Ashraf proposed an amendment to the main resolution, calling for 'immediate launching of the struggle' for independence and rejecting any compromise with British rule.