SANULAL protests
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 07 2015 :
A protest demonstration was staged today at Chingamakha against the indiscriminate firing towards a group of people participating in Lai Lamthokpa ritual of the local sylvan deity at Pallel on May 5 in which one individual was killed while many others sustained injuries.
The protest demonstration was staged under the aegis of the Salai Apunba Nupi Lup (SANULAL).
A press release issued by the SANULAL said that such attacks aimed at creating multi-layered divisions in the pluralistic Manipuri society is really disappointing.
Umang Lai Haraoba is a an ancient tradition which is instrumental in safeguarding the identities of all the indigenous people of Manipur.
Any disruptive activity targeting religious functions or rituals cannot be called an act of civility by any yardstick, SANULAL asserted.
It further urged the authorities concerned to book the miscreants at the earliest.
It also conveyed solidarity to the bereaved family as well as the injured victims.
The firing in the evening of May 5 killed Moirangthem Gopal while five others including a police personnel sustained injuries.