Right-wingers on Twitter celebrate death of Stan Swamy; abuse those expressing condolence
New Delhi: Tribal activist and Jesuit priest Stan Swamy passed away on Monday after testing positive for COVID-19 in May while he was lodged at Taloja Central Jail in Mumbai. He passed away at the Holy Family Hospital in Bandra.
The 84-year-old was put on ventilator support after his condition deteriorated on Sunday. Swamy's lawyers had sought an urgent hearing on his medical bail plea which the Bombay HC was set to hear on Monday.
A tribal rights activist, he worked for over 5 decades in Jharkhand, fighting for the rights of the Adivasi community. He was jailed for seven months, booked for alleged criminal conspiracy and sedition, and under the UAPA by NIA in the Bhima Koregaon case.
Swamy who suffered from hearing loss, Parkinson’s disease, lumbar spondylosis, also tested positive for Covid in May. Since then, his condition had deteriorated. On June 17, taking note of “serious medical issues” HC had extended his stay at the hospital till 5 July.
Several activists, journalists, and other eminent figures from across the country expressed solidarity and condolences on the death of Swamy. Meanwhile, the right-wing trolls on social media platforms mocked those expressing condolences and abused Swamy for his alleged involvement in the case that was still being probed.
Some of the trolls went on to label Swamy as “anti-national” and “traitor” and in a way celebrated the death of the Human Rights champion.
Here are some of the tweets:
Fighting rights? Or converted innocents n lured them to naxalism?
— Dr Prashant (@Prashant1056) July 5, 2021
Terrorist #StanSwamy
— Tornado ☣️?? (@TheTeamModi) July 5, 2021
If i am not wrong, are you related to sudha Bhardwaj!
A criminal less
— phaniraj (@glphanirajj) July 5, 2021
He got easy end . People like him should hang on street untill death. Naxali tha sala haramkhor
— manjeet (@ruchi19923280) July 5, 2021
He was not working in Jharkhand he was a criminal ,naxal . He got easy end. Aisay logo ko goli maar deni chahiye road per khada kar Kay
— manjeet (@ruchi19923280) July 5, 2021
La la pic.twitter.com/Ulr6kU5Rlx
— Doga (@SirD0GA) July 5, 2021
Hero champion ??? who deceived this country with terrorism, caste based violence, nexus with maoists rebels
— KB.?? (@HindustanMera5) July 5, 2021
No WE ARE NOT SORRY
Don't include "ME " in your " WE "
— Subba Rao ???? (@TNSubbaRao1) July 5, 2021
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Randi Rona suru hogya in bhosdiwaalo Ka
— मयूर सिंगला???️?? (@Mayur19804807) July 5, 2021
"Political Prisoner" lmao forgot how he collaborated with Maoists and caused deaths in Bhima Koregaon?
— Gabru (@Gabruuuuuuuuuu_) July 5, 2021
अब आपका नम्बर है इतिहासकार साहब?
— Chandra Mouli Tiwari (@mouli_tiwari) July 5, 2021
Why shuold anyone have sympathy for criminals?
— Dev Nimkar (@DevenNimkar) July 5, 2021
Young enough for unlawful assembly, planning riots, but too old for punishment?
— Namy_ta ?? (@Dharmic_N) July 5, 2021
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
