Mahendra Singh Tikait | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1935 Sisauli, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 15 May 2011 (aged 75) Sisauli, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal |
| Children | 4 including Rakesh Tikait |
| Profession | Farmer, Politician |
Mahendra Singh Tikait (6 October 1935[1] – 15 May 2011) was an Indian farmer leader from the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in 1935 at village Sisauli in Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh. He was President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU).[1] Mahendra Singh Tikait died in Muzaffarnagar on 15 May 2011 from bone cancer at the age of 75.[2] Tikait had become the Chaudhary of Baliyan Khap, at the age of eight after his father's death.[1]
In January 2021, Mahendra Singh Tikait's two sons organized a protest against new farm laws, with Naresh Tikait being BKU's chief and Rakesh Tikait its spokesperson.[3]
- ^ a b c "'Messiah' for farmers who laid siege to capital". The Telegraph. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Tikait, farmer leader who laid siege to Delhi, dead". The Times of India. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Tikait vs Tikait: Brothers Rakesh, Naresh divided on future of Ghazipur protest site". India Today. 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2021.