Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 23 2009:
Along with participation of only eight colleges cancellation of various programmes including cultural procession, the 23th Manipur University Inter-College Youth Festival, 2009 was inaugurated today at the centenary hall of the varsity in a tone down manner.
The inaugural function also begun 2 hours behind scheduled.
When the mediapersons who were invited to cover the inaugural function which was to begin from 2 pm, not more than 20 students could be seen around in and around the centenary hall.
No one could also been seen at the Student Home from where the cultural procession was supposed to start.
With no sign of any festival being organised, media persons have gone to the office of the Vice Chancellor to find out the matter.
But the security personnel deployed at the office of the VC prevented from meeting him.
Finally when the festival was inaugurated with the VC as chief guest, mediapersons have approached for his comments but were shoo away waving his hands and saying 'please, please'.