Manipur king’s representatives announce separation from India
LONDON: Manipur leaders Yamben Biren and Narengbam Samarjit have announced separation from India and announced to form the Manipur State Council on behalf of King of Manipur Leishemba Sanajaoba, ARY News reported. Speaking to international media at a press conference, Chief Minister of Manipur State Council Yamben Biren and Minister of External Affairs and Defence…
An unusual press conference in London, but not one without precedent
The press conference in which two dissidents from Manipur declared the formation of a ‘Manipur government in exile’ was unusual in more ways than one. It was organised in a private room inside a five-star hotel in the middle of Soho on Tuesday afternoon, and addressed by a man dressed in a monk’s red robe…