<p>PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday expressed shock over the death of 84-year-old tribal activist Stan Swamy, saying a "ruthless and callous” government deprived him of dignity and has blood on its hands.</p>.<p>“Deeply disturbed by the passing away of 84 year old tribal activist Stan Swamy. A ruthless & callous government that deprived him of dignity even while he was alive has blood on its hands. Absolutely shocked & appalled. May his soul rest in peace,” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/tribal-rights-activist-fr-stan-swamy-passes-away-1005065.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tribal rights activist Fr Stan Swamy passes away</strong></a></p>.<p>Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, died on Monday, an official of a hospital where he was being treated informed the Bombay High Court.</p>.<p>Swamy, 84, died at 1.30 pm, Dr Ian D'Souza, director of the Holy Family Hospital in suburban Bandra, told the HC's division bench of Justices S S Shinde and N J Jamadar.</p>.<p>The tribal rights activist was admitted to the private hospital on May 29 from Taloja prison following the Bombay High Court order on a petition filed by him, seeking medical attention as he was then suffering from Covid-19 and Parkinson's disease.</p>
<p>PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday expressed shock over the death of 84-year-old tribal activist Stan Swamy, saying a "ruthless and callous” government deprived him of dignity and has blood on its hands.</p>.<p>“Deeply disturbed by the passing away of 84 year old tribal activist Stan Swamy. A ruthless & callous government that deprived him of dignity even while he was alive has blood on its hands. Absolutely shocked & appalled. May his soul rest in peace,” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/tribal-rights-activist-fr-stan-swamy-passes-away-1005065.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tribal rights activist Fr Stan Swamy passes away</strong></a></p>.<p>Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, died on Monday, an official of a hospital where he was being treated informed the Bombay High Court.</p>.<p>Swamy, 84, died at 1.30 pm, Dr Ian D'Souza, director of the Holy Family Hospital in suburban Bandra, told the HC's division bench of Justices S S Shinde and N J Jamadar.</p>.<p>The tribal rights activist was admitted to the private hospital on May 29 from Taloja prison following the Bombay High Court order on a petition filed by him, seeking medical attention as he was then suffering from Covid-19 and Parkinson's disease.</p>