Manipuri Muslims decry fabrication of history
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 02 2014:
Fourteen major Muslim social organizations in the State on Monday jointly condemned the recent press statements made by various civil society organizations on the history of origin of Manipuri Muslims, denouncing it as false and fabricated history.
The Muslim bodies held a joint meeting to discuss the matter at Hatta here.
In the meeting, the 14 Muslim social organizations condemned the press statements appeared in the local newspapers and appealed to all right thinking organizations in the State to have facts based on authenticated books before making such statements to the media.
The meeting also thanked Chief Minister O Ibobi and Works Minister Dr Kh Ratankumar and Wabagai constituency MLA Md Fajur Rahim for their timely intervention that helped to resolve the issue before it took another shape, according to a joint release signed by presidents of All Manipur Muslim Organisations' Coordinating Committee (AMMOCOC), All Manipur Muslim Students' Organisation (AMMSO) and United Manipuri Muslim Women Development Organisation (UMMWDO) .