Anthony Murmu

Anthony Murmu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1977-1980
Preceded byIswar Marandi
Succeeded bySeth Hembram
ConstituencyRajmahal, Bihar
Personal details
Born(1930-10-27)27 October 1930
Durgapur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died19 April 1985(1985-04-19) (aged 54)
Banjhi Village, Sahebganj district, Bihar, India (Now in Jharkhand)
Political partyJanata Party
SpouseBibiana
Source: [1]

Father Anthony Murmu was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Janata Party.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Murmu was a Jesuit priest.[5][6] He struggled for rights of Santhal tribals.[6]

Murmu was killed in a massacre in Banjhi 19 April 1985 along with 14 other Santhals.[7][8][5]

  1. ^ "The Banjhi Massacre" (PDF). People's Union for Civil Liberties. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Justice eludes for 22 yrs". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ Rao, Nitya (3 August 2017). 'Good Women do not Inherit Land': Politics of Land and Gender in India. Routledge. ISBN 9781351385169.
  4. ^ Social Action. Indian Social Institute. 1985. p. 282. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c India Today. Thomson Living Media India Limited. 1985. p. 125.
  6. ^ a b c George Fernandes (1991). George Fernandes speaks. Ajanta Publications (India). p. 412. ISBN 978-81-202-0317-4.
  7. ^ a b विराग पाचपोर (25 June 2014). The Indian Church ? / Nachiket Prakashan: दि इंडियन चर्च ?. Nachiket Prakashan. pp. 123–. GGKEY:NSW2FUJ9G7R.
  8. ^ a b Popular Jurist. All India Lawyers' Union. 1986. p. 85. Retrieved 25 October 2017.