Madan Tamang
Madan Tamang (मदन तामाङ) | |
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| President, Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1948 |
| Died | 21 May 2010 (aged 61) Darjeeling, West Bengal, India |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Indian |
Madan Tamang was an Indian politician and the president of Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL), a moderate faction of the Gorkhaland movement. Opposed to violent methods for the process, he stood for a negotiated settlement to the Gorkhaland dispute. He was hacked to death allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters on 21 May 2010 which led to spontaneous shutdown in the three divisions of the hills Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong.