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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:

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