CHURACHANDPUR: The founding president of the Zomi Re-unification Organisation (ZRO/ZRA), Khaizasong Guite, died of a lung infection on Thursday. He was 86. His mortal remains were laid to rest in the afternoon at New Lamka Cemetery, Dorcas Road.
Guite also served as an MLA from the Diphu (ST) Assembly Constituency in Assam in the early 1980s. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Zazawn, two sons, three daughters and 11 grandchildren.
A funeral programme in honour of the pioneer of the Zomi movement was held at the EBC Centenary Hall, Hebron Veng, New Lamka, Churachandpur, where people gathered to pay their last respects to the departed leader, who was also serving as an adviser to the ZRO/ZRA.
The funeral programme was organised by the EBC, Elim Veng, New Lamka, and was attended by church leaders and representatives of various Zomi frontal organisations, including the incumbent president of the ZRO/ZRA, Mr Thanglianpau Guite.
On the occasion, leaders of Zomi organisations recalled the contributions of their founding president, whose ideas and policies have continued to guide the Zomi movement. The movement’s objective was to “unify the Zomi from Myanmar and India under one political unit”. Leaders from MPC, KIM, ZC and Hmar Inpui also attended the funeral and paid their respects.
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The ZRO/ZRA was established in 1993 at New Lamka under the leadership of Khaizasong Guite, also known as K Guite.
The Zomi flag will be flown at half-mast for seven days in honour of the organisation’s founding president. During the funeral, the ZRO/ZRA cabinet draped his coffin with a Zomi shawl and flag and placed a wreath on it while saluting their late leader.
