MSF appeals
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 19 2018:
Manipuri Students' Federation (MSF) has appealed to the State Government to check and take up preventive measures regarding the trend of changing surnames of non locals after marrying Manipuri women and settling in the State.
Speaking j to media persons at MSF office yesterday afternoon, MSF vice-president N Jugeshwar said that as a part ofMSF ' s campaign 'Ekhoigi Khunnai Khangminnasi', the associa- ! tion pulled up a non local on March 23 for changing his surname from Das to Laishram.
On April 10, two other non locals were pulled up by MSF for changing their surnames to Luwangthem in their voter identity card and Aadhaar card respectively, he added.
The non-locals were handed over to the police station concerned for taking up necessary actions.
MSF also pulled up one non local, an ex-ward member of Kakching Khunou Municipal Council, for using the surname of hjs wife, Thingnam, in his Aadhaar and voter Id cards.
The non-local is identified as one Dilip Das (40) s/o Binod Das of Silchar Jaipur, Assam.
His voter identity card mentions his father's name as Ibohal of Kakching Khunou Umathel while his Aadhaar cards mentions his father's name as Thingnam Yaima Meitei of Umathel Makha Leikai.
He expressed concern over the information that the non local, Dilip Das, was an ex-member of Kakching Municipal Council in 2011 .