Brave Manjunath remembered on IIM-L campus

Lucknow: A candlelight march was organised at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) campus on Wednesday in memory of Manjunath Shanmugam, who was killed fighting against corruption on November 19, 2005. A bright alumnus of IIM-L, Manjunath was a manager with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) posted in Lakhimpur, where he was shot dead by a petrol pump owner and his henchmen for objecting to adulteration of oil.
IIM students addressed the gathering giving information about the trust and its activities. A minute’s silence was observed in Manjunath’s memory. Students then administered the pledge of integrity to the students and rendered the national anthem.
The Manjunath Shanmugam Trust (MST) — an initiative of business school alumni across the world who has joined hands to improve governance in Indian public life — fought the case relentlessly. After a record nine-month trial, all eight accused were found guilty, with the main accused given the death sentence and the remaining life imprisonment.
India’s first national RTI Act helpline was set up by MST in association with a noted NGO on November 19, 2006 to mark the first death anniversary of Manjunath.