Aloysius Thanglura (3 December 1926 - 9 September 1994) was an Indian politician from modern-day Mizoram. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of India's parliament.[1] He was the first Mizo law graduate,first Mizo advocate in the Assam High Court. He was also the first and last Mizo Cabinet Minister in the government of Assam.[3]
Thanglura contested in the MLA elections as a Mizo Union and was elected in 1957.[6] He was given the post of Parliamentary Secretary and later he was promoted as Chief Parliamentary Secretary. Simultaneously he also held the post of Deputy Chief Whip of Congress Party of Assam.
He was one of the leaders of the Hill State Movement which demanded a separate tribal state in Northeast India and became the first chairman of the APHLC in 1960. However,Thanglura left the APHLC to form the Mizoram District Congress at Aizawl in 1961.[7]
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1962.[8] In the 1967 elections,[9] he was elected as MLA from Aizawl East and West constituencies and as a result of which he relinquished his Rajya Sabha and Aizawl East seats and was subsequently sworn in as a Cabinet Minister of Assam. Thus,A. Thanglura became the first and last Cabinet Minister of Assam from the Mizo District before it was elevated into an Union Territory.[5]
Thanglura was known for his oratory skills,his statements often drawing a mix of ire and amusement. After his retirement from active politics he wrote two books:[10]
Zoram politik inlumlet dan
Mihrâng leh Sahrâng I &II
"Zoram politik inlumlet dan" provides an important insight to the political history of Mizoram. It is widely recognized as one of the best Mizo work of history written.[11]
↑ "TUNLAI LEHKHABU". vanglaini.org (in Mizo). Vanglaini. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
Books
Thanglura, A. (1982). ZORAM POLITIC INLUMLET DAN[The Unfurling of the Politics of Zoram]. Shillong. Retrieved 29 March 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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