General assembly, elections, and consultative meeting of TSA held
- 3rd October 2023, Guwahati :: Thadou Students' Association (TSA-GHQ) -

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In the midst of the on-going Manipur crisis, the Thadou Students' Association (TSA-GHQ), for the first time ever in its history, successfully held its 66th General Assembly on September 28 and 29, 2023, outside Manipur at Hotel Fortune, Guwahati, Assam. Leaders of all TSA branches, blocks, units and Advisors attended the general assembly both virtually and physically.

Pu SH Seipu, former president of the Thadou National Council (now Thadou Inpi), graced the opening ceremony of the 66th TSA General Assembly on September 28, 2023, as Chief Guest, with a hoisting of TSA flag. The closing ceremony of the General Assembly, as well as dehoisting of TSA flag, was graced by Pu C. Lalremruata, Vice President, Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP-GHQ), on behalf of Pu H. Lalthianghlima, President, MZP-GHQ as Chief Guest on September 29, 2023.

In an obituary reference, former leaders of the TSA, viz. Pu C. Doungel, Retd. IRS & former minister, Pu K. Kipgen, Retd. IAS, Pu Vomboi H. Hangshing, Retd. IAS, Pu Letpao Haokip, Pu Satginthang Lhouvum, Pu Albert L. Haokip, Pu Thongminthang Baite, Pu Seikhongam @ Ngamcha Touthang, Pu Lunminlal Kipgen etc. were given fitting tribute.

On the last day of the General Assembly, elections for the new tenure of TSA-GHQ for the years 2023–26 were also held by the election commission of general headquarters (ECGHQ), TSA-GHQ represented by the Permanent Council, TSA-GHQ.

The newly elected Central Working Committee (CWC) members include Mr. Michael Lamjathang Haokip, Mr. Nguljapao Lhoujem, Mr. Thangminlun Haokip, Mr. Nguljangam Hangshing, and Mr. Kamkholun Singson as President, Vice President (Admn), Secretary General, Secretary (Finance), and Secretary (Information, Media, and Broadcasting), respectively. The newly elected CWC members also took the oath of affirmation from the Speaker, TSA-GHQ, and hence the tenure of the new CWC, TSA-GHQ was immediate.

On the third day, i.e., September 30, 2023, a Consultative Meeting on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples with Special Reference to the Thadou Tribe was held under the aegis of the TSA-GHQ. The inaugural session of the consultative meeting was graced by Pu C. Lalremruata, Vice-President, MZP-GHQ, as Chief Guest, and the closing session was graced by Pu Chinkhanmanga Thomte, General Secretary, MZP-GHQ, as Chief Guest.

Intellectual discussions on the on-going Manipur Crisis: its Genesis, Challenges, and the Way Forward, and Unrelenting Resurgence for a Brighter Thadou Tribe were held by various panellists with questions and answers hours. Apart from TSA leaders, delegates included various Thadou CSOs and leaders of Assam, i.e., Thadou Inpi Assam, Thadou Youth Association, Assam, Thadou Literature Society, Assam, etc.

The general assembly also reiterated the August 30, 2023 statement of TSA branches on the now five-month-long and continuing Manipur violence, condemning the violence and calling for justice to all the victims and for non-violent, peaceful and permanent solutions to the problems besieging the state, while highlighting the devastating negative impacts of the violence on members of both communities, especially the Indigenous Thadou tribe and other Zo kindred tribes of Manipur, with no community being the winner in this unfortunate situation.

We share the pain and grief experienced by the community, particularly all the direct victims and their families, at this difficult time.

Issued by: Ministry of Information, Media & Broadcasting
Thadou Students’ Association, General Headquarters