NSCN (IM) slams Arambai Tenggol over refusal to apologise
Published on May 26, 2025
By EMN
- DIMAPUR — The NSCN (IM) has hit out at ‘Arambai
Tenggol’ for not responding to the former’s demand for ‘unqualified apology’
over hoisting ‘Salai Taret’ flag during the Shirui Lily Festival in Ukhrul.
- In a press release on Monday, the NSCN (IM) stated that in
acknowledgement of the trying time for all communities in Manipur, it had asked
Arambai Tenggol to apologise to find a sensible resolution to the controversy
sparked by their provocative comments on Shirui Lily ownership.
- “Let us go for maturity and handle the issue more
objectively. Let us also be responsible enough not to create anything that
dampened the social environment and be mindful of the potential dangers or
conflicts for having taken the wrong steps at the right place.
- “The awful air of ethnic conflict that you are deeply
involved has not totally disappeared yet. Significantly, there arises the
responsibility not to provoke another ethnic tension by making reckless and
impulsive statement,” the NSCN (IM) stated.
- It also maintained that statements or actions without any
historical context only open the space for trouble makers using the social
media platforms to fish in troubled waters.
- “Let us learn to stand strong with the spirit of peaceful
co-existence, social responsibility and integrity by going for better conduct
in future.
- “Ironically, you have not responded to the ‘unqualified
apology’ demanded by the Wung-Tangkhul Region of GPRN. This is against the
spirit of socio-political courtesy and the low ethical standard that can be
stamped against your name,” the release added.
