Meira Paibis see red over "shameless" tag on National TV
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 28 2023:
A Kuki woman describing Meira Paibis as "honourless and shameless group" on a National TV channel has invited fury from the womenfolk.
On a National media, the Kuki woman identified as Glady Vaiphei Hunjan had allegedly touted the Meira paibis as an "honourless and shameless group" .
Seeking immediate clarification and apology from the woman, the women wing of Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) asserted that Glady Vaiphei Hunjan, without slightest knowledge of what Meira Paibis are, spoke on the National TV and painted the Meira Paibis in the wrong light.
Meira Paibis have been playing a tremendous role in keeping the integrity of the State intact on numerous occasions, said the women wing of COCOMI.
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At United Committee Manipur's Lamphelpat office today, COCOMI women wing members Lourembam Nganbi and RK Tharaksana spoke on the matter.
L Nganbi said Glady Vaiphei Hunjan labelled the Meira Paibis as "dishonourable, immoral and shameless women" during a discussion programme aired on India Today on June 26.The women of COCOMI take it very seriously and condemn the act of the lady in the strongest terms.
She reminded that Meira Paibis, literally meaning torch bearers, have been at the forefront during two historic "Nupi Lans" (women's war) of 1904 and 1939 against the Britishers.
Besides putting themselves in the frontline in many social issues and in fighting many injustices and crimes, these women stood for upholding virtues of women in the society be it in the case of brutal murder of Manorama and others, she said.
Meira Paibis have also been taking the role of saviour from drug menace in the State by becoming "Nishaband" volunteers and helping the society not plunge into the era of darkness, she said.
Linking such dishonourable and cheap words with these women, who have sacrificed a lot, on a National TV channel is very unfortunate and unacceptable, she said.
Glady Vaiphei Hunjan, who does not know the history of these Meira Paibis who even went to extreme lengths to fight the crimes and injustices done to the people by Security forces, must not be a woman, she said.
It will be hard for people who immigrated into the State illegally to understand the nobility of Meitei women, she said.
She continued that Glady Vaiphei Hunjan should apologize to the women society of the State for the distasteful remarks she made on the National TV channel at the earliest.
If she fails to apologize, the women wing of COCOMI will file an FIR against her and approach the highest institution of justice even if police fail to take any legal proceedings against her, she continued.
Mention may be made that Glady Vaiphei Hunjan while speaking to the Editor and anchor of the discussion programme, allegedly said she never agrees with the Meira Paibis for a morale cause on being asked why Meira Paibis are regarded highly.
She allegedly said that Meira Paibis can even go naked and parade themselves to stop the army knowing that they can't be touched.
She also allegedly stated that these men in uniform cannot do anything in front of "these naked and shameless Meira Paibis" during the discussion programme.