Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who is in jail, is facing the same kind of oppression that led to the custodial death of Jesuit priest Stan Swamy who dedicated his life working for tribal rights, according to social media post by the JMM leader. The latest Lok Sabha elections mark the beginning of Jharkhand’s revenge for the custodial death of Swamy who had been fighting for tribal rights, said the Facebook post from Soren’s account which is being managed by his wife Kalpana Soren.

Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. “Just as Father Stan, who raised his voice for the most vulnerable section, was silenced by institutional neglect and injustice, today the same kind of oppression is being done to Hemant Soren. Today there is a need for every Jharkhandi to stand strongly in support of Hemant Soren.