BENGALURU: With Covid curbs restricting people from hitting the streets, indoor candlelight vigils and online condolence meets will be held in remembrance of Father Stan Swamy on Wednesday. Stan, a Jesuit and activist who was an undertrial, died in a Mumbai hospital on Monday.
With police possibly denying permission for outdoor congregations, many sympathisers and social activists in Bengaluru have planned the indoor and online events. St Joseph’s College in Langford Town will organise a candlelight prayer meet in memory of Fr Stan on its campus on Wednesday evening. It’s expected to be attended by faculty and a section of the students.
The youth wing of Archdiocese of Bangalore will organise a Zoom meeting to remember Fr Stan. According to the organisers, many young members will join it at 6pm.
Sources in the Archdiocese confirmed no physical condolence meet will be held in view of the Covid guidelines. The Archbishop is expected to release a statement condoling the demise of Fr Stan on Wednesday.
Various groups have also planned online vigils in remembrance of the 84-year-old activist whose death has created an uproar.
