Vaiphei bodies condemn killing of Thanglallian
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 01 2015 :
Young Vaphei Association (YVA), Vaiphei Peoples' Council (Eastern Block) and Zillai Eastern Block have strongly condemned in the strongest terms the 'merciless killing' of Thanglallian Vaphei of Salam Patong Village by KNF (Nehlun) .
Thanglallian had been given capital punishment by KNF (Nehlun) on March 31 for allegedly involving in the abduction of ABCI workers.
He was shot dead in front of his wife and relatives.
In a joint statement issued by YVA Joint Headquarters president Zabiaksang Neilut, VPC (Eastern Block) secretary Lamneithang Vaiphei and Zillai Eastern Block secretary S Kamminlun Vaiphei said that the three organisations held a joint meeting on Wednesday and condemned the killing of Thanglallian.
The meeting resolved that any individual belonging to the Vaphei Community who happens to be associated/connected with any Kuki organizations like KSO, Kuki Inpi, Kuki Chief Association and Kuki UG groups should withdraw their membership with immediate effect.
It warned that any one failing to comply with the decision will be socialy boycotted.
Any Kuki UG group either it may be SoO signatory or non-signatory have to abstain themselves from interfering in the affair of Vaphei villages, the meeting urged and warned that if any untoward incident occurs due to failure to comply with the decision, the group (s) should be responsible for it.
The meeting urged for maintaining mutual respect among all the civil and non-civil bodies.
The Kuki bodies should not to dictate in the Vaphei areas in order to maintain peaceful co-existence and communal harmony, the three Vaiphei organizations said.
The bodies demanded that any Kuki UGs or civil bodies must abstain from practice of collecting funds and percentages from any Vaphei village by using arms and ammunitions.
It also informed all Vaphei chiefs to refrain from paying any kind of aid demanded by any Kuki Organisation.
They further appealed to the KNF (N) not to repeat such an uncivilized act in future.