Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Imphal, May 25:
Media war between two important Zeliangrong social organisations has been intensified over the status of their respective organisational position.
Countering to the recent statement of Zeliangrong Baudi of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (ZB-AMN), the Zeliangrong Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) today said that the Union is a historic organization inherited from the farsighted forefathers since 1925 and rather dismissed the Zeliangrong Baudi of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland as "fictitious and non-existent organisation supposed to have been formed on November 15, 2007 by the impeached president of ZU-AMN Ningtangpou Kamei and his disgruntled gang in Jalukie Town, Nagaland".
"The legacy of the Zeliangrong Union since its inception is undisputed.
It is unfortunate, but the ZUAMN is compelled to clarify once and for all to all concerns about the bogus statement issued by Kalotdi Kamei, a self styled general secretary of the so-called Zeliangrong Boudi (AMN).
Mr Kalotdi Kamei, is a graduate teacher posted at Khangshinlung Higher Secondary School, Khoupum.
A person of his stature should not issue a false statement to create confusion and chaos within the community," alleged the ZU-AMN statement issued by it general secretary Dr S Xavier.
In the statement, Dr S Xavier claimed that the ZU AMN is the only mainstream organization of Zeliangrong representing the entire Zeliangrong people.
The statement further said that the impeached president Ningtangpou Kamei has no constitutional authority or moral right to change the name of the tribe's apex body organization.
"He is a person of power monger who would like to run the organization according to his whims and fancies and it is dangerous for the community.
The truth will dispel off the act of betrayal as the saying says, "As you sow, so shall you reap." Only those disgruntled and fools will accept and recognize the organization formed by the impeached president like Ningtangpou Kamei for their gross violation of constitution and misconduct," roared the ZU-AMN in its statement.
It also affirmed that the Zeliangrong Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) will not tolerate with any person who manipulates and distorts the history of the Zeliangrong apex organization.
The law of the land will take its own course of action, cautions the ZU-AMN.
The ZU-AMN appeals to the media to stop entertaining with any organization without any established head office or logo of its own and added, "It is a known fact that the Zeliangrong Union (AMN) is functioning as usual from its head office, Kakhulong, Paona Bazar, Imphal and whatever statement published in the newspaper is false and illogical".