Malem Thongam continues hunger strike
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 05 2024:
After coming out of jail, transgender activist Malem Thongam resumed hunger strike demanding restoration of peace in Manipur, revocation of SoO with Kuki militants and PM's intervention to end the conflict.
Malem launched his protest from February 22 in Delhi and continued the same on his return to the state at Khurai Konsam Leikai.
Subsequently, he was arrested by police and produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody for three days.
After release on Monday, he resumed the protest at Singjamei parking temporary market on Tuesday.
A team of Singjamei police station picked him up and took to JNIMS hospital, where Malem continued the hunger strike.