Shibu Soren, JMM patriarch and a force in tribal politics, dies at 81
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) founder and former chief minister Shibu Soren passed away at the age of 81, his son Hemant Soren confirmed on Monday.
Shibu Soren had been undergoing treatment at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital since late June. He had been placed on ventilator support due to kidney-related complications, according to earlier reports by PTI.
Decades of activism and tribal leadership
Born on January 11, 1944 in Nemra village near Ramgarh in present-day Jharkhand, Shibu Soren became a towering figure in eastern India’s tribal politics. After completing his matriculation from Gola High School in Hazaribagh, he became deeply involved in land rights and tribal mobilisation.
In 1973, Soren co-founded the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha to demand a separate state for tribal communities. His advocacy bore fruit in 2000 when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar.
He was elected JMM president in 1987 and remained the party’s guiding force for decades.
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