Small Northeast State of Meghalaya has a special charm for interesting names and sometimes controversial and ballot for state elections Saturday, is proof.
Among the 345 candidates running for the State Assembly are Frankenstein Momin, Billykid Sangma, field Marshal Mawphniang and Romeo Rani. Some, like Kenedy Marak, Kennedy Khyriem and Jhim Carter Cornelius Sangma, are clearly hoping for the electoral success of their American Presidents.
Then there is Hitler.
This 54 year old father of three has won three elections for the State Assembly with little controversy over being named after the Nazi dictator.
His father had served with the British army, but apparently developed enough of a fascination with the archenemy of Britain to name his son Adolf Hitler — although gave him the middle name Lu, Hitler said.
"I realize at some point of time that Adolf Hitler was the most hated person on Earth for the genocide of the Jews. But my father added ' Lu ', naming me Lu of Adolf Hitler, and that is why I am different, "Hitler told the Associated Press from the small village of Mansingre, 200 kilometers (125 miles) West of Gauhati, the capital of the neighboring state of Assam.
Hitler said that his name has not ceased to travel the globe, including United States and Germany.
"I've never had problems obtaining a visa, but I have been asked many times during immigration as to why I should have a name. I said the immigration staff who possibly did not have a role in my name, "he said.
India had thousands of troops fighting alongside the allies in World War II, especially in North Africa and Burma, but many Indians View Hitler not as the personification of evil, but as a figure of fascination. Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" is clearly visible in many Indian libraries. The owner of a men's clothing store named his shop "Hitler" and has expressed concerns last year after Israel complained.
Musfika Haq, a teacher in the capital of Meghalaya, Shillong, said that these names are common in the State.
"Parents obviously get fascinated by well-known names or great leader, but should be aware that some of them, like Hitler, was highly controversial," he said.
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