INDIA - Fr Thomas, priest and martyr, victim of Maoism [AN]

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Fr Anchanikal T. Thomas, a Jesuit missionary, fought for the poor until his death in the state of Jharkhand, which is now caught between insurgents and landowners. He was martyred in 1997 as he tried to find out about Maoist abuse of locals. Fr M.K. Jose, a fellow Jesuit, said, he “was a victim of Maoist violence. However, his death has enriched the Jesuit mission in Hazaribagh district.”

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