Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 03:
Describing as amateurish and unacceptable insertion of photograph of ACAOM Lup advisor H Kula and captioning the snap as that of the RIMS Director L Fimate in the April 1 edition of the Telegraph newspaper, the civil society organisation has demanded that an unconditional apology be tendered within five days.
Speaking to newspersons at its Sagolband office today, general secretary of the Lup Chandramani Khuman observed that such wrongful publication imperils the advisor's life as an attrition is ensuing between the RIMS director and the armed group KCP (MC) .
While Prof L Fimate is being provided round the clock security, H Kula is a commoner and possibility of the banned group targeting the advisor through mistaken identity could not be ruled out, reasoned the
general secretary.
Chandramani further asserted that Imphal correspondent of the national daily and associate editor cum North East in-charge of the Telegraph own responsibility and apologise at the Lup's office within the stipulated period.
Asserting that failure to honour the proposal would constraint the Lup to ban the newspaper, the general secretary further cautioned newspaper distributor/s against sale of the said paper to avoid punitive action.
Chandramani also confided that legal action through relevant court of law would also be initiated for endangering life of the advisor in case of failure to tender the apology.