ZU bans state level Gaan-Ngai
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 11 2011:
Zeliangrong Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) held a consultative meeting with Zeliangrong Cultural Council Haomei Chapriak including village elders at Zeliangrong Building, Paona Bazar, Kakhulong, Imphal today to discuss the State level Gaan-Ngai festival celebration organized by few persons with vested interest in the name of Zeliangrong community.
After a detailed discussion on the issue, the meeting decided to ban the organizing committee in question for tarnishing the image of rich traditional festival of Zelianrong people, General Secretary of Zelianrong Union K Poushinglung announced in a statement, and clarified that the said organizing committee had not been supported nor is it a competent authority to organize such a grand festival beyond the traditional practice.
The consultative meeting also decided to constitute a committee called 'Gaan-Ngai Committee, 2012 (ZU-AMN) to celebrate the State level Gaan-Ngai 2012 in a grand way to highlight the rich cultural and traditional festival of Zelianrong people to the outside world.