Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 23:
To strengthen ties between the hills and plain people a public meeting was held today at Mapao Khullen, under Senapati dist.
The meeting was attended by AMUCO members, leaders of Leikinthabi, elders of Mapao Khullen and other organizations.
While maintaining that only the spirit of brotherhood will bring peace in the State, Dhanabir Laishram stated that the main objective of AMUCO is to strengthen the brotherly relations between the hills and plain people which have eroded to a great extent in the last few decades.
Referring to the Puyas, N Ayao an elder of Mapao Khullen said that the coming of AMUCO members to the hills reminded him of a verse in the Puyas which says that plain people would one day come looking for his ancestors in the hills.
Even though people were uneducated in the earlier days relations between different communities was very cordial, he said and added that educated persons of today who are supposed to be more civilized and cultured have become very self centred and this was acting as a barrier in improving relations.