Journalists, activists, politicians other social organizations tweeted, reminding the inhumane treatment meted out to Swamy, the oldest political prisoner when he was in jail, including denying the 84-year-old a sipper.
Social media users expressed their anger and disappointment on Monday as tribal rights activist and Jesuit priest Fr. Stan Swamy, accused in the Elgar Parishad case, passed away at 1.30 pm today. He was 84 years old.
Journalists, activists, politicians other social organizations tweeted, reminding the inhumane treatment meted out to Swamy, the oldest political prisoner when he was in jail, including denying the 84-year-old a sipper.
Journalist Rana Ayyub in a tweet said “The Modi government jailed an 84-year-old human rights activist who spent his life working for the less privileged in India. He suffered from Parkinsonâs and contracted Covid in hospital. Despite his grave condition, this heartless regime left him to die. THIS IS MURDER”
The Modi government jailed an 84 year old human rights activist who spent his life working for the less privileged in India. He suffered from Parkinsonâs and contracted Covid in hospital. Despite his grave condition, this heartless regime left him to die. THIS IS MURDER pic.twitter.com/vX478NT1ZU
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) July 5, 2021
Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) termed this as “state-sponsored murder” and called out the “the inhuman face of the government”
The state-sanctioned murder of 84-year-old jesuit priest and human rights activist Father #StanSwamy has exposed the inhuman face of the government, its investigative agencies and even the judiciary. He was arrested on trumped up charges in a bogus conspiracy case. pic.twitter.com/YrSRt0KZw4
— SIO of India (@sioindia) July 5, 2021
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti said that a “cruel and callous” government has “blood on its hand”
The activist was arrested in the Bhima Koregaon violence case from Ranchi on October 9, 2020.
On May 29, after the Bombay High Court issued a direction, Fr Swamy was shifted to the private hospital from the Taloja Central Jail.
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Swamy was undergoing treatment at the Holy Family Hospital. He had suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday, and doctors were unable to revive him.
Stan Swamy and his co-accused, in the Elgar Parishad case, had been charged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as being members of frontal organizations working on behalf of the banned CPI (Maoists). The NIA, last month, had filed an affidavit before the HC opposing Swamyâs bail plea. It had said there did not exist a âconclusive proofâ of his medical ailments. The agency had alleged that Swamy was a Maoist, who had hatched a conspiracy to create unrest in the country.
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