The Workers' Institute of Marxism–Leninism–Mao Zedong Thought was a British political organisation and cult based in Brixton, London.
The group ended in 2013 with the arrest of Balakrishnan and his wife, Chandra, under the suspicion of multiple charges including rape, false imprisonment, and domestic abuse.
The Workers' Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought was formed by Aravindan Balakrishnan in 1974 after his expulsion from the Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist).
[4][5] The Workers' Institute began publishing the South London Workers' Bulletin from a south London squat,[6] aiming to build a "red base" in Brixton and encourage the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) to liberate the area.
[citation needed] A document by the group issued in 1977 argued that the British population was moving in a "revolutionary direction".
[7] In 2013, the arrest of Balakrishnan and wife Chandra for suspicion of enslavement and domestic abuse marked the end of the group.
After the arrest the three remaining women, Katy Morgan-Davies (Balakrishnan's daughter), Aisha Wahab and Josie Herivel were taken to safety.
On 4 December 2015 he was found guilty of a string of sex assaults (including rape), child cruelty and false imprisonment.