"Modi govt killed Father Stan Swamy": React Twitterati after 84 year old activist passes away

Ailing octogenarian tribal rights activist Father Stan Lourduswamy -- accused in the Koregoan-Bhima case who was awaiting bail on medical grounds -- passed away on Monday afternoon.

After his death, his lawyer Mihir Desai demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter. He said he had no problems with the high court or the Holy Family hospital but held the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Taloja central prison responsible for his death, The Wire reported.

Jarkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha, a coalition of progressive civil rights organisations, said in a statement that the NIA, which is investigating the Elgar Parishad case and the Union government are “solely responsible for the sufferings of this elderly person and [his] current state of affairs”.

Father Stan Swamy was seriously ill since May, he had contracted COVID-19 too, but was denied bail and was shifted to a private hospital only after the high court instructed so.

Soon after the news of his demise broke out, condolences messages started pouring in on social media platforms for the 84 year old activist. Twitterati also called it a murder by the Central government. Here is a collection of some of these posts:

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