I think is this true: Maoist claims on people's support are not factual, says Moriarty The US ambassador James Francis Moriarty has said that the claims made by Maoists regarding the wide public support they enjoy are not factual. Talking to a select group of Indian journalists and intellectuals in New Delhi on Monday, Moriarty said that the Maoists "would get a very few votes if elections are held in the present context