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 [1]. 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.[1]
He lost the 2008 legislative election by just over 300 votes in a close fought battle with Zenith M Sangma by finishing in 2nd place. [2]
It may be noted that his name is not particularly curious within Meghalaya, where other local triba politicians are named Lenin R. Marak, Stalin L. Nangmin, Frankenstein W. Momin, or Tony Curtis Lyngdoh. 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."
[edit] References
- ^ Garo Hills District Council Election 2004
- ^ Shri Adolf Lu Hitler R. Marak : NCP Candidate, Rangsakona, West Garo Hills : Meghalaya Assembly Elections, 2008
[edit] External links
- Voting for Frankenstein - BBC News article mentioning Marak
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