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Hang(shing) is king in Sabuol
Oinam Sunil, TNN | Jan 18, 2012, 11.34AM IST, Churachandpur:
"If I can take care of my subjects, why can't ministers? We have a good climate, our people do well in every sphere of life, so why can't politicians take our state forward?"
Chingjapao Hangshing, the tribal "king" of Sabuol, one of the smallest Kuki villages in Manipur's Churachandpur district, strongly feels Manipur can progress and attain glory if the administration is streamlined.
Hangshing lords over a " kingdom" atop a hill which has a population of about 200 Kukis and 160 voters. It lies on National Highway 150, connecting Imphal with Mizoram via Churachandpur. "I can run my village smoothly and peacefully, then why can't these big men?" asks Hangshing, who took over the reins of his "kingdom" from his father Tungjakap Hangshingin 1996.
Sushilo Singh, a private school teacher working in Churachandpur, is full of praise for Hangshing. "If our politicians act like Hangshing, most of our problems will be solved. Funds come from the Centre, but then they don't reach us. Such is the state of corruption here."
Hangshing has had to weather many storms to keep his village together. Two years after becoming the king, ethnic clashes between Kukis and Paites tore his village apart. Over 1,500 people lost their lives. Then came the threat of militants.
"I approached the Gorkha Rifles for security using my Sainik School reference. They came to our village and guarded us till the ethnic strife ended. Villagers from neighbouring Tuilaphai also took shelter in our village when they saw Gorkhas were deployed here," says Hangshing.
He's even allowed three Nepali families to stay in his village and rear cows. Hangshing is a democratic to the core. So, despite being a Kuki, he supported Paite candidate Phungzathang Tonsing, power minister ( Congress), in the last election. He strongly believes ethnic and religious considerations should not impede the democratic process.
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