Hitler, Frankenstein battle for votes in India

[rpannier]

...has nothing on Frankenstein Momin. Or Billy Kid Sangma. Or Adolf Lu Hitler Marak.

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When the indigenous tribes first converted to Christianity, the locals named their children after the missionaries who preached to them. Subsequent generations started favoring words and names they were familiar with but didn't have a good understanding of.

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It certainly hasn't in Hitler Marak's case. He has been elected to public office before, with one of his stints as forestry minister.

"Maybe my parents liked the name and hence christened me Hitler," he once told the Hindustan Times newspaper.

link:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/india.names/index.html

on note: The first sentence is garbage (so I didn't include it).