Adolf Lu Hitler Marak
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Adolf Lu Hitler R. Marak is a politician in the state of Meghalaya
, India
.
A member of the Nationalist Congress Party
, he was forest and environment minister in the government of E.K. Mawlong and then cooperation minister under F.A. Khonglam.
He lost his seat in the state assembly in the February 2003 elections.
On June 27, 2003, he was arrested on charges of maintaining links with the banned militant group Achik National Volunteers' Council. He was released on bail about a month later.
The following year he lost the Garo Hills
District Council election for the Dengnakpara G.D.C. constituency to Roster Sangma of the Congress
.
He lost the 2003 legislative election by just over 300 votes in a close fought battle with Zenith M. Sangma by finishing in 2nd place. However, he reemerged as the victor in the 2008 legislative elections.
In regards to his apparently controversial name, Hitler Marak told the Hindustan Times
: "Maybe my parents liked the name and hence christened me Hitler
... I am happy with my name, although I don't have any dictatorial tendencies."
Meghalaya
Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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A member of the Nationalist Congress Party
Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Background:...
, he was forest and environment minister in the government of E.K. Mawlong and then cooperation minister under F.A. Khonglam.
He lost his seat in the state assembly in the February 2003 elections.
On June 27, 2003, he was arrested on charges of maintaining links with the banned militant group Achik National Volunteers' Council. He was released on bail about a month later.
The following year he lost the Garo Hills
Garo Hills
The Garo Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya, India. They are inhabited mainly by tribal dwellers. Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, is located in this range. It is one of the wettest places in the world. The range is part of the Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion.Garo Hills...
District Council election for the Dengnakpara G.D.C. constituency to Roster Sangma of the Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
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He lost the 2003 legislative election by just over 300 votes in a close fought battle with Zenith M. Sangma by finishing in 2nd place. However, he reemerged as the victor in the 2008 legislative elections.
In regards to his apparently controversial name, Hitler Marak told the Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
: "Maybe my parents liked the name and hence christened me Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
... I am happy with my name, although I don't have any dictatorial tendencies."
External links
- Voting for Frankenstein - BBC News article mentioning Marak
- CNN Article mentioning Marak