A Catholic Saint and His Dockside Bullies

The dignity and defiance of Father Stan Swamy.

S. Subramanian

Jul 07 2021

The dignity and defiance of Father Stan Swamy.

Father Stan and his Tormentors. Art: Pariplab Chakraborty/The Wire

Excerpt of an exchange between Sir Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell in Robert Bolt's play, A Man for All Seasons:

"You threaten like a dockside bully."

"How should I threaten?"

"Like a Minister of State, with justice."

"Oh, justice is what you are threatened with."

"Then I am not threatened."

Father Stan Swamy, S. J., died unthreatened.

S. Subramanian is an economist, independent researcher, former National Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, and a retired Professor of the Madras Institute of Development Studies.

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