Indian Roman Catholic priest and tribal rights activist (1937-2021)
The Reverend
Stan Swamy
SJ
Swamy in 2010
Church
Catholic Church (Society of Jesus)
Personal details
Born
Stanislaus Lourduswamy
(1937-04-26)26 April 1937
Viragalur, Trichinopoly District, Madras Province, British India (now Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died
5 July 2021(2021-07-05) (aged 84) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
Catholic priest, Tribal rights activist
Director of Indian Social Institute, Bangalore
In office 1975–1986
Preceded by
Fr. Henry Volken SJ
Succeeded by
Fr. Dominic George SJ
Stanislaus Lourduswamy, SJ (26 April 1937 – 5 July 2021),[1] popularly known as Stan Swamy, was an Indian Catholic priest, a member of the Jesuit order,[2] and a tribal rights activist for several decades.[3][4] Swamy was the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India.[5]
On 8 October 2020, Swamy was arrested and charged by the National Investigation Agency under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, for his alleged role in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence and links to the Communist Party of India (Maoist).[6] Swamy was suffering from Parkinson's disease and had requested bail on medical grounds, which was rejected multiple times. While incarcerated, his health deteriorated and died on 5 July 2021.
^"Father Stan Swamy (1937-2021)". The Hindu. 6 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^"Petition for Fr Stanislaus Lourdusamy". Jesuits in Britain. Retrieved 11 October 2020.[permanent dead link]
^"NIA court to pass order on Stan Swamy bail on March 22". The Hindu. 16 March 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
^Regi, Anjali (9 October 2020). "Fr. Stan Swamy arrested: Widespread protest". Catholic Focus. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^Biswas, Soutik (13 October 2020). "Stan Swamy: The oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India". BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^Kaur, Kamaljit. "This is what NIA's Bhima Koregaon chargesheet says about Stan Swamy". India Today. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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