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polygamy, died on Sunday, leaving behind 38 wives, 89 children and 36 grandchildren. The news was confirmed by Mizoram’s /hiindiaNews /hiindialive @hiindia chief minister, Zoramthanga, who offered his condolences on Twitter “with a heavy heart”. Chana reportedly suffered from diabetes and hypertension. Doctors told that Chana’s condition deteriorated at home in his village, Baktawng Tlangnuam. He was
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ZIONA CHANA, THE HEAD OF A RELIGIOUS SECT THAT PRACTISED POLYGAMY, DIED ON SUNDAY, LEAVING BEHIND Ziona Chana, the head of a religious sect that 38 WIVES, 89 CHILDREN AND practised polygamy, died 36 GRANDCHILDREN. on Sunday, leaving behind
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38 wives, 89 children and 36 grandchildren.
admitted to hospital on Sunday evening, where he was declared dead on arrival. It’s hard to say if Chana was indeed the head of the world’s largest family since there are others who claim the title. EDITION It’s| also Volume • Issue No. hard to 13 estimate the exact size of Chana’s family. At least one report claims he had 39 wives, 94 children, 33 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, which adds up to 181 people. While various local news reports have referred to him as holding the “world record” for such a large family, it’s unclear which global record it is. It
House, with 100 rooms. His wives share a dormitory near Chana’s private FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 bedroom, according to local media.
Chana is believed to head the world’s largest family
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hina, they said, was rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, was “opaque” about its military modernisation and was co-operating militarily with Russia. Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg warned China was “coming closer” to Nato in military and technological terms. But he stressed the alliance did not want a new Cold War with China.
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has also been widely reported that the family has been featured twice on the popular TV show Ripley’s Believe it or Not. But world record or not, Chana and his family are a local sensation of sorts, attracting tourists to their village in India’s north-east. And Chana’s extrordinary life has grabbed several headlines over the years.The enormous family lives together in a four-storied house called “Chuuar Than Run” or New Generation House, with 100 rooms. His wives share a dormitory near Chana’s private bedroom, according to local media. The mansion is a major tourist attraction in the state, with people from around the world thronging the village to get a peek into the family’s lifestyle. According to Reuters news agency, Chana was- born in 1945. He met his hiindia.com News Update 24X7 oldest wife, who is three years older than him, when he was 17. The family belongs to a Christian sect - Chana Pawl - that has about 2,000 followers. They all live around Chana’s house in Baktawng Tlangnuam, about 55km (34 miles) from Mizoram’s capital, Aizawl. The sect, which allows polygamy for men, was founded by Chana’s grandfather in 1942.
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