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A bull is escorted by its owners as it comes to pay obeisance to Father Stan Swamy in Tamil Nadu on July 6. Bulls are held in high esteem in the southern Indian state. village have vowed to keep alive the legacy of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, who they say was forced to die as a prisoner three years ago because of his commitment to the poor.
Father Swamy died on July 5, 2021, in a private hospital in Mumbai in western Maharashtra, as an under-trial prisoner, aged 84. M H Jawahirullah, a state assembly lawmaker and regional party leader, lauded Father Swamy for his steadfast commitment to the poor.The priest was at the forefront of many agitations after the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party government tried to dilute colonial-era forest laws that ban non-indigenous persons from buying land in indigenous areas.
The anti-terror agency accused him of being a party to a conspiracy hatched by outlawed Maoists. He was also charged with a plot to kill Modi.
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