_Monday Muse (5 July 2021)_ *We killed an old man*
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)_
