M Okendro pledges to bring about visible change
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 28 2012:
"It is not for post but to bring about a visible change in the society that I contested in the election", MLA of Heirok A/C Moirangthem Okendro, who has been inducted as the Minister of Education and CAF &PD in the Ministry expansion today, has stated.
Talking to Hueiyen Lanpao, Okendro, who has been elected from Heirok A/C for the fourth time, said earlier he did not much interest in politics, but after his father Moirangthem Ibotombi and his brother Heirok Ibotombi, who already found a niche for themselves in Manipur politics, were shot dead one after another, people of Heirok Constituency compelled him to join politics.
Okendro assured that as a Minister, he would co-ordinate with other MLAs in carrying out welfare programmes of the people.
Asserting that there is no question of difference of opinions among the Congress leaders, he expressed confidence that there would be co-ordination among Congress leaders in executing any developmental works.
Born on March 23, 1966 at Heirok under Thoubal district as one of late Moirangthem Ibtombi, Okendro completed his MA in first class in Political Science.
After joining politics, he had been in charge of various key posts of the party.