Father's fight against injustice to continue: Hemant after Shibu Soren's demise

A day after veteran tribal leader Shibu Soren, fondly known as 'Dishom Guru', died, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that his father's fight against injustice would continue.

The CM also said he was passing through the most difficult phase of his life after the demise of his father.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) co-founder breathed his last at a Delhi hospital at the age of 81 after battling illness.

"I am passing through the most difficult phase of my life, a pillar of Jharkhand's soul gone. No book can explain Baba's struggle, but I vow to continue his fight against injustice," the Jharkhand CM posted on X.

Soren promised not to let Jharkhand "bow down" and vowed to work to realise his father's dreams by working for the oppressed and the poor.

The chief minister said he will put his foot in his father's shoes to wage a war against injustice.

"My father's shadow has disappeared...He was my guide, the root of my thoughts. He inspired thousands and millions of Jharkhandis, like a forest protecting them from sunlight," Soren asserted in the long post written in Hindi.

The chief minister also reminded that his father's beginning was "very simple".

Born in a small house in Nemra village, where there was poverty and hunger, but there was courage.

"He (elder Soren) lost his father in his childhood, but exploitation of the landlords ignited a fire that made him a fighter throughout his life," Soren posted.

"When I was a child, I used to ask him: Baba, why do people call you Dishom Guru? Then he used to smile and reply: Because I just understood their pain and made their fight my own,” Soren penned.

The title was neither written in any book, nor provided by Parliament - it came from the hearts of the people of Jharkhand, Soren mentioned, adding that 'Dishom' means society and 'Guru' means the one who shows the path.

"And to tell the truth, Baba didn't just show us the path he taught us to walk on this," he added.