Mohan Lal Chakma Explained

Mohan Lal Chakma
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Birth Date:1912
Birth Place:Mogchan, Chittagong Hill Tracts, British India
Death Date:21 June 2013
Death Place:Dhanicherra, Tripura, India
Party:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Office:Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly
Term Start:1977
Term End:1983
Constituency:Pencharthal
Successor:Ratna Prava Das

Mohan Lal Chakma (c. 1912  - 21 June 2013) was an Indian politician. He was MLA for Penchartal, Tripura (1978–83).[1]

Life

Chakma was born at Mogchan village in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. He worked as a school teacher in the Rangamati district and in 1947 fought for the inclusion of the hill tracts with India during the partition. Due to his political activities, the then East Pakistan authorities issued an arrest warrant against him, due to which he fled to Tripura in India.[1]

He died on 21 June 2013 at the age of 101.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Centenarian CPI-M leader Mohan Lal Chakma dies. The Economic Times. 23 June 2013. 23 June 2013.
  2. News: Centenarian CPI(M) leader Mohan Lal Chakma passes away. The Hindu. 23 June 2013. 30 June 2013.