Stan Swamy

Stanislaus Lourduswamy (26 April 1937 – 5 July 2021), popularly known as Stan Swamy, was an Indian Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Jesuit order, and a tribal rights activist for several decades. Swamy was the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India.

Stan Swamy (2010)

Quotes

• What is happening to me is not something unique happening to me alone. It is a broader process that is taking place all over the country. We are all aware how prominent intellectuals, lawyers writers, poets, activists, students, leaders, they are all put into jail because they have expressed their dissent or raised questions about the ruling powers of India. We are part of the process. In a way I am happy to be part of this process. I am not a silent spectator, but part of the game, and ready to pay the price whatever be it.
  • In Solidarity with Fr. Stan Swamy, a 83 year old Jesuit arrested in India. Jesuits. Also quoted in "Goodbye dear Stan: You will live forever!", The Free Press Journal, July 5, 2021.