Tura, June 16 -- Former Meghalaya legislator and uncle of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Samarendro Sangma passed away at the age of 97 on Sunday at his residence in Nogorpara village, South West Garo Hills district.
Samarendro was one of the earliest legislators from the region and played a significant role in Meghalaya's political history, both before and after the state attained full statehood.
Born on December 28, 1928, in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, Samarendro was a prominent figure of the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC), a political movement founded by Captain Williamson A Sangma in 1960, which was instrumental in the creation of Meghalaya as a separate state.
Samarendro served as a legislator from 1970 to 1972 dur...