Why the fury? Why so much ire?
for someone who refused to retire
He refused to stop his proactive plan
that's why we killed this stupid old man!
He refused to ignore like so many do
he taught others to ask questions too
To halt our progress, he thought he can
but our juggernaut will crush all such men!
Our development express refuses to stop
we will do everything to rise over and hop
We will jump over every stakeholder’s plan
we will break down resolve of such old men!
He wanted to save people as if his own
He taught them the right to voice and tone
But we know how to halt his every fan
by confining behind bars, their old man!
Call them anti-national to dump in jail
apply law that the Raj used to deny bail
Our gullible choir will join and raise cain
as we stifle and defeat their old guy main!
Our men seating in judgement seat
are blind to what lies at Truth’s feet
Mere accusation is enough to condemn
each and every one, young and old men!
The younger lot has a lesson to learn
By the way we prolong, twist and turn
It is easy with a fake nationalist plan
History is full of felling of such old men!
Now for the others we hold behind bars
more voices may say that we went too far
We may have to concede they are no fiends
we tarnished them, like we did that old man!
Watch the few that protest and cry
ensure the emotions recede and dry
Pull out the ones who together with him sang
they may undo the death of that bloody old man!
- Pravin K. Sabnis, 5 July 2021
(Indian tribal rights activist Stan Swamy died of a cardiac arrest today. The 84 year old Jesuit priest, suffered from Parkinson's disease, was consistently denied bail & moved to a private hospital in May after he tested positive for Covid. The oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India, he was arrested in October 2020, among 15 renowned activists, academics & lawyers, who were charged under a draconian anti-terror law. Swamy repeatedly denied the charges, saying he was being targeted for his work related to the caste and land struggles of tribals in Jharkhand state. At the time of arrest, his health was waning. But his bail appeal on medical grounds was rejected & National Investigative Agency (NIA) continued to oppose his release. In the eight months he spent in Mumbai's Tajola jail, his health declined)
