Clarification
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 10 2015 :
Please refer to the news item that appeared under the heading, 'ATSUM petitions' in the September 10 issue of this paper.
It is hereby clarified that the memorandum which the All Tribal Students' Union, Manipur is reported to have submitted to the President of India was submitted sometime in the late 1990s.It is not a new memorandum and has nothing to do with the current issue in the State.
The report was published after the memorandum was received via the mail only on September 9 .
Moreover, the Kuki Students' Organisation and the All Naga Students' Association, Manipur, the two key constituents of ATSUM, had raised strong objection to the demand for Union Territory when it was raised in the late 1990s.Our sincere regrets for any misunderstanding caused by the said report.