Rongmei bodies darify on Zeliangrong organisations' stance
Source: Chronicle News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, June 26 2022:
The Rongmei Naga People s Organization (RNPO) and the Rongmei Naga Council Manipur (RNCM) clarified on Sunday that "the Rongmei people" are not a party to the claim of Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland), Zeliangrong Youth Front (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland), Zeliangrong Students' Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) and Zeliangrong Baudi (Manipur) that the latter organisations "have endorsed the Agreed Position' signed between the Government of India and the Working Committee of the NNPGs" .
In a joint statement, RNPO and RNCM said, "If the media reports are to be believed, the Zeliangrong civil organizations, namely the Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland), Zeliangrong Youth Front (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland), Zeliangrong Students' Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) and Zeliangrong Baudi (Manipur) have endorsed the Agreed Position' signed between the Government of India and the Working Committee of the NNPGs" .
Both RNPO and RNCM said that they were constrained to issue this clarification that the Rongmei people are not a party to the endorsement as claimed by Zeliangrong Baudi, Zeliangrong Youth Front and Zeliangrong Students' Union of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.
"Let the world know once again that the Inpui, Liangmai, Rongmei and Zeme people are no longer represented by the Zeliangrong organizations", the RNPO and the RNCM asserted.
They further said that only a handful of individuals represent the "so-called Zeliangrong organizations hence they are but in the doldrums" .
The RNPO and the RNCM added that the endorsement of the Agreed Position' by these "so called Zeliangrong organisations" as published in some sections of the media on June 9 and June 10, 2022 "is nothing but a farce and a media gimmick" .