Anthony Murmu

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]

Anthony Murmu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1977-1980
Preceded by	Iswar Marandi
Succeeded by	Seth Hembram
Constituency	Rajmahal, Bihar
Personal details
Born	(1930-10-27)27 October 1930 Durgapur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	19 April 1985(1985-04-19) (aged 54) Banjhi Village, Sahebganj district, Bihar, India (Now in Jharkhand)
Political party	Janata Party
Spouse	Bibiana
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Murmu was killed in a massacre in Banjhi 19 April 1985 along with 14 other Santhals.^[7][8][5]