Hiyang Tannaba adorns Manipur Sangai Festival
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 23 2013 :
As a part of the ongoing Manipur Sangai Festival 2013, Hiyang Tannaba (Traditional Boat Race) was held at Thangapat at the southern side of Palace Compound today.
The boat race was witnessed by the Chief Ministers of Mandalay and Sagaing regions, U Ye Myint and U Thar Aye and other top delegates from Myanmar including the Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Gautam Mukhopadhyay.
The Chief Minister of Manipur O Ibobi Singh who was the chief guest of the function while inaugurating traditional boat race said that in the next year's festival such boat race will be arranged in a better way giving separate timing so that the programmes of the festival do not overlap.
He expressed his happiness over the organisation of this traditional event in this year's Sangai Festival where special guests from Myanmar including two Chief Ministers from Myanmar are attending.
In the boat race Film stars, singer and body builder (former Mr Asia) participated as Tengmai Leppas.
The function was attended by the Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly, Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, MLAs and others.
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