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Our Bureau Indian Overseas Congress (IOC, UsA) Condemns

New York
he Indian Overseas Con- the custodial death of Father stan swamy
gress (IOC, USA) has ex-
Tpressed shock on the way ers of the Congress party who
Father Stan Swamy was treated have gathered at the meeting
inhumanly without basic facili- to work hard to convey the par-
ties in spite of his fragile health ty’s vision to the Diaspora that
in police custody resulting in his includes Democracy, freedom,
death. inclusiveness, and bottom-up
The President of Indian Na- development. These ideals are
tional Overseas Congress Mo- the hallmarks of the Congress
hinder Gilzian expressed out- party and are sorely needed in
rage at the death of Father Stan these politically and econom-
Swamy under custody, and said ically challenging times more
that the Indian Government than ever, Mr. Pitroda added.
should punish the people re- Mr. Chakravarthy also inau-
sponsible for foisting false cases gurated the new membership
on the activist, his continued de- portal of the Indian Overseas
tention and inhuman treatment. Congress, USA (www.iocusa.
He urged the intervention of org). Mr. Mohinder Singh Gil-
President of India to hold ac- said that the Modi Government by Dr. Sam Pitroda, who laud- zian expressed hope that mem-
countable those responsible for has been twisting the judiciary ed the contributions of Mr. bers of the Diaspora concerned
the detention, inhuman treat- as one can see how bail was giv- Chakravarthy to the Indian Na- about India’s current situation
ment and death of Father Stan en to Pragya Thakur (BJP MP) tional Congress party. He urged will get involved and be a part
Swamy. and Arnab Goswami (Founder all those enthusiastic support- of this great endeavor.
Vice Chairman George of Republic TV) and the same
Abraham said that It is a dark denied to Father Stan Swamy.
day for democracy in India, He said that this is a black mark FiaCONa mourns the death
and the national leadership in Indian Democracy. He ex-
and members of the judicia- pressed his deep condolences of Fr. Stan Swamy, seeks probe
ry should hang their heads in to the family of Father Stan
shame. He said that Father Swamy. Our Bureau the National Intelligence Agen-
Swamy’s detention and treat- Washington DC IOC, USA New York cy (NIA) on “trumped-up un-
ment in prison that led to his Chapter President Johnson My- substantiated charges” on Octo-
death is a blot on the conscious- alil said Father Stan Swamy’s ederation of Indian ber 8, 2020 over a December 31,
ness of the nation and a travesty custodial death is the result of American Christian Or- 2017 incident that took place
of justice. He said that he will high-handedness of NSA, indif- Fganizations of NA (FI- about a 1600 Kilometers away
be organizing a meeting to pay ference of the judiciary, and the ACONA) is deeply saddened in which he did not participate.
homage to Father Stan Swamy failure of political leadership. by the death of the Jesuit Father The NIA argued against
and celebrate his life which was Government of India should al- Stan Swamy. “He was a brave not only granting bail to this
spent in service of the poor and low the UN High Commission- man who tirelessly worked for 84-year-old Jesuit for over nine
helpless people. er for Human Rights to conduct protecting and helping the trib- months. Justice delayed is jus-
Secretary General Har- a comprehensive and thorough al people of India,” FIACONA tice denied. but They also re-
bachan Singh said that he was investigation into the circum- said in a statement. fused to give this man suffering
saddened by the death of Father stances of the incarceration and “A simple and an unassum- from advanced Parkinson’s dis-
Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest & death of Father Stan Swamy. ing man, Fr Swamy stood his ease a sipping straw to drink wa-
tribal rights activist, who died in Meanwhile, Indian Over- ground against a system that ter from a cup.
Indian custody under charges of seas Congress, USA, gave an en- is bent on exploiting the poor “Fr. Stan Swamy breathed
the Unlawful Activities Preven- thusiastic reception to Praveen tribal people and their sover- his last at 1:27 PM India time on
tion Act. He said that the Indi- Chakravarthy, the Chairman of eign rights to their resources. Fr. July 5th, 2021 at a private hospi-
an Government should respect the Data Analytics Department Swamy helped the Tribal peo- tal after suffering through the
the vital role of human rights of the Indian national congress ple so much so that, the Hindu state cruelty, chained to his bed.
activists in healthy democracy. on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at the Nationalist government under We pray that his noble soul rest
The National General Sec- Jassis restaurant in Queen, New Modi saw this 84-year-old soft in peace. FIACONA holds the
retary Rajendar Dichpally has York. It was the first physical spoken man suffering from a Modi government fully responsi-
said that the NDA Government gathering by the organization Parkinson’s disease as a direct ble for this ‘murder’ and demands
should be held accountable for in 18 months as the country is threat to the security of the that the concerned Intel officials
the death of a man who has slowly coming out of the impact State and their idea of India,” of India’s NIA are brought to jus-
spent his lifetime in service of of the coronavirus pandemic. the statement said. tice by the International Criminal
the poor and tribal people. He The meeting was opened Fr. Swamy was arrested by Court,” the organization said.

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