In the Indian state of Meghalaya, their ballot for state elections has some interesting contenders on it including Hitler and Frankenstein.
CBS reported that there are 345 people running for state assembly including, "Frankenstein Momin, Billykid Sangma, Field Marshal Mawphniang and Romeo Rani. Some, like Kenedy Marak, Kennedy Cornelius Khyriem and Jhim Carter Sangma."
But no one can forget about Hitler, the 54-year-old father of three who has already won three elections to state assembly.
CBS reported that Hitler's father worked with the British army and apparently had a fascination with Adolf Hitler, thus his sons birth name.
"I am aware at one point of time Adolf Hitler was the most hated person on Earth for the genocide of the Jews. But my father added 'Lu' in between, naming me Adolf Lu Hitler, and that's why I am different," Hitler said to The Associated Press.
He added that his namesake hasn't stopped him from traveling around the world.
"I never had problems obtaining a visa but I was asked many times during immigration as to why I should have such a name. I told the immigration staff I possibly didn't have a role in my naming," he said to the AP.
Musfika Haq, a teacher in Meghalaya's capital, Shillong, said to CBS,
"Parents obviously get fascinated by names of well-known or great leaders, but must be unaware that some of them, like Hitler, had been highly controversial."
The AFP reported that names like this have their roots in the colonial history of India. Many British come to Shilong and historials reported that ties with Britain led to these namings of local children. Often times random words are used or famous people's names are used without knowing its meaning.
"Often they don't know the background of the names. They get attracted to these names for their quest of modernity," Sanjeeb Kakoty, a history professor at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong said to the AFP.
"Maybe my parents liked the name. But I am not a dictator," Adolf Lu Hitler told AFP.
He is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party. In the past India has been in the news after Indian shops and restaurants named after Adolf Hitler had to change names because of protests.
"Parents may christen their children funny names, but as long as the candidates perform their duties, we have no problem," a trader named titled Class One, told AFP. "What's in a name?"
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