Ukhrul: In response to the recent formation of an organization named the United Tribal Council Manipur, the United Naga Council (UNC), the apex body representing the Naga community in Manipur, has issued a press statement expressing its concerns and rejecting the legitimacy of the newly formed entity.
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The UNC said it is “constrained to give out this press statement to dispel confusion arising out of the mushrooming of unmandated organisations by prefixing and suffixing United Tribal…., All Manipur…., ……Tribal unity, Indigenous Tribal…….. void of representation from the structural form of organisation at the grassroot level.”
Further, the United Naga Council reiterated a statement it had previously issued on June 16, 2023 on social media or in print media, which similarly warned against unmandated organizations attempting to speak on behalf of the indigenous and tribal communities. According to the UNC, any statements or narratives issued by these newly formed “unmandated organisation/union/council do not carry the voice and aspiration of the people.”
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