Communique to the Thadou people all over the world
12th January 2016
1. It has been learned that some elements are carrying out a movement called Reconciliation Forum whose apparent intention is to bring about reconciliation among the Thadou speaking people by trying to project “Thadou” as only a family name and that it cannot be used extensively to include all the people speaking its language. Their objective seems to be to find an alternate name to Thadou tribe which is already a name recognized by Govt. of India in 1956 and having distinct culture, language and customs.
2. Since, Thadou is a name recognized not only by Govt. of India but also by the Govt. of Myanmar and a known mojor tribe by the world as well. Thadou Inpi and its affiliated organizations are of the opinion that changing a name which has been our identity since time immemorial will not be the panacea to reconciliation, understanding and unity among ourselves but will rather create confusion and unnecessary chaos.
3. It may not be out of place to reiterates that Thadou Inpi in its Thadou conclave Delhi declaration has made its stance clear that Thadou is not to be projected and accepted on the basis of clan, family etc but is to be accepted purely on the basis of Language and Culture. Hence, it is our humble request and solicitation to all the Thadou people not to pay any heed or attention to such individuals with vested interest who are on a mission to mislead us.
4. We also wish all the Thadou community in the world and to the people of the entire Manipur a very auspicious new year – 2016.
( James Haokip )
Secretary General
TSA-GHQ
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This Press Release was posted on January 13 2016
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