ZB condoles Ijirangbe
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, February 06 2014:
The Zeliangrong Baudi (ZB) has condoled the death of eminent leader Ijirangbe Zeme who breathed his last on February 4 .
ZB in a statement on Thursday said Ijirangbe passed away after a brief illness at Guwahati Hospital.
He was 70.Ijirangbe is survived by his wife, daughters and son.
His funeral was held today at Lodiram under Haflong in Assam's NC Hills.
Ijirangbe was born on April 25, 1944 to Hailung Zeme.
He was PA to Rani Gaindiliu, veteran freedom fighter and Padma Bhushan Awardee.
He later served the NC Hills Council as an executive member in 1980s besides being general secretary of All Zeliangrong Students' Union from 1965 to 1967 and also served as a leader of the Zeliangrong People Convention in 1980s, and till his last breath, his activities continued as a social worker in Assam.
His death means that the Zeliangrong people and the ZB have lost an illustrious leader, the statement said.