A tragic incident has claimed the life of Meghalaya’s Shillong MP Ricky AJ Singkon. The VPP stalwart fell ill on the football pitch Thursday evening at Mawlong Mawiong, sparking a frantic rush for medical aid that ended in profound loss.
Collapsing mid-game, he was hurried to the local CHC in Mawiong. Lacking on-site doctors, he was redirected to higher care at Jaiaw’s Dr. H. Gordon Roberts Hospital.
There, a dedicated team battled to save him, but at 8:42 PM, the 42-year-old was declared deceased, leaving a trail of devastation among fans and peers.
Political heavyweights, from Deputy CM Preston Tinsong to VPP head Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit and numerous MLAs, rushed to commiserate with the family.
Singkon’s landmark 2024 win demolished Congress’s Vincent H. Pala’s stronghold with a whopping 3.7 million-vote lead. His reputation for grassroots activism, tribal rights crusades, and demands for ethical governance had positioned him as a pivotal figure.
Universal tributes paint him as an exemplary representative whose abrupt exit hollows out Meghalaya’s political fabric, hitting VPP hardest.
This unforeseen tragedy reminds us of life’s fragility, even for vibrant leaders like Singkon, whose zeal will echo in Meghalaya’s halls of power.