Mates and shut associates of Prof. G. N. Saibaba expressed shock and disbelief at his premature demise on Saturday (October 12, 2024) night time stating that he couldn’t benefit from the freedom he acquired after lengthy repression by the State.
Prof. Saibaba handed away on Saturday (October 12, 2024) night time after near three-weeks of therapy in Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad.
An in depth affiliate of Prof. Saibaba, Mr. Okay. Ravichander of the Discussion board Towards Repression instructed The Hindu that the previous was admitted into Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences on September 19, 2024 with gall bladder associated ailment. Medical doctors on the hospital operated him for gall bladder ailment on September 26.
“The surgical procedure was profitable and sadly after 5 days, an infection set in and this was additionally cleared. However his situation started to deteriorate within the final three days and he was placed on ventilator help on Friday. Immediately round 8.36 pm he suffered coronary heart assault and CPR was carried out however to no avail,” Mr. Ravichander mentioned.
Senior journalist and Editor of Veekashanam journal N. Venugopal mentioned that Prof. Saibaba initially acquired deal with in AIIMS, New Delhi. Medical doctors on the hospital mentioned there was an extended wait listing for gall bladder surgical procedure and it might take a while. Within the meantime, NIMS medical doctors agreed to confess him and carried out surgical procedure on him.
Mr. Venugopal mentioned Prof Saibaba overcame all of the obstacles created by the State and thrice was acquitted by the division bench. “The lengthy imprisonment may have taken a toll on his well being. Its solely three months, he got here out of the jail and the strain and burden of imprisonment led to this example. As an individual he was incredible,” he fondly recalled.
Veekashanam Editor mentioned Prof. Saibaba was a poet, author and achieved trainer. Their friendship dates again to the 90’s when Mr. Venugopal and Prof. Saibaba have been neighbours in Hyderabad. Whereas Mr. Venugopal labored as a journalist, Prof. Saibaba then joined the Authorities polytechnic as a trainer.
Prof. Saibaba entered scholar’s politics through the top of Mandal Fee agitation on the Hyderabad Central College campus. He was related to Progressive Scholar Entrance and led the large motion on the campus in favour of reservations. Initially hailing from Amalapuram in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, Professor Saibaba joined the Central College to pursue MA English and later accomplished his submit doctoral research in EFLU earlier CIEFL.
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Mr. Ravichander, who was convenor of the Committee for launch of Prof. Saibaba mentioned he knew the deceased trainer for the final 35 years. “He was related to so man actions and greatest identified is his contribution through the pro-reservation. Prof Saibaba was nationwide secretary of the All India Folks’s Resistance Discussion board and labored intently on human rights points,” he recalled.
Human Rights Discussion board chief Jeevan Kumar mentioned Prof. Saibaba got here out of the jail after an extended repression and didn’t benefit from the freedom he acquired. “The State and the complete system was very merciless to him,” he mentioned including that Prof Saibaba was a part of a 35-day lengthy starvation strike demanding launch of political prisoners in Hyderabad in 1993.
Printed – October 12, 2024 11:04 pm IST