WMC again asks CM to send reports
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 24 2024: The World Meetei Council (WMC) has once again urged Chief Minister N Biren Singh to send the ethnography and socio-economic reports of the Meetei to the Centre without further delay.

WMC Chairman Heigrujam Nabashyam made the appeal during its general conference held at Cachar, Assam on February 17 .

At the function, Nabashyam spoke about how the Meetei population has been overtaken by other communities and how the upcoming delimitation exercise in 2026 is going to affect the Meeteis socio-politically.

The WMC chairman said that the Meeteis need to be included in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list of the Constitution of India to secure its future.

During the function, two distinguished Meeteis were given the "Lifetime Achievement Award" which is given annually to outstanding Meeteis from around the world in recognition of their services and achievements.

The award was conferred to UK based renowned medical professional Dr Irengbam Mohendro Singh and USA based Dr Waikhom Sanahanbi Devi.

Dr Irengbam Mohendro Singh accepted the award via video conference and and appreciated the WMC for its works in bringing together all the Meeteis from across the world.

The conference concluded with all the members observing a 2 minutes silence in respect of all the departed souls who were killed during the current violence.

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