PRESS STATEMENT / PRESS INVITATION
20 YEARS AFTER: FIRST PUBLIC SCREENING OF HINDI FILM IN MANIPUR
The Hmar Students’ Association Tuithaphai JHQ will publicly screen Hindi films to mark the country’s Independence Day. This is to show our defiance and opposition to Meitei terror groups and pro-Meitei Manipur state government which have subjugated the tribals for decades.
Over 20 Hmar women, some minors, were raped by cadres of Meitei terror group United National Liberation Front/Kangleipak Communist Party in 2006 in order to teach the villagers “a lesson” for supporting the Indian Army’s efforts in restoring law and order in Hmar Hills (now Pherzawl District). Now, in 2023, we
are facing a Manipur state-sponsored violence led by a chief minister who belongs to a dominant community. Join us in taking a pledge to continue our fight for freedom and justice.
It may be mentioned that Hindi films have been banned in Manipur for over 20 years now. The last film that was publicly screened, as we understand, was “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” in 1998.
We will be declaring our “freedom” from the anti-national terror groups who have announced a boycott of Independence Day and also “freedom” from the clutches of pro-Meitei Chief Minister N Biren Singh under who watch the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar-Mizo tribals have been mercilessly raped murdered and rendered homeless.
You are therefore cordially invited to witness this symbolic act.
Venue: HSA Campus, Rengkai,Tuithaphai
Time: 7:00 PM
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HSA Tuithaphai Joint Headquarters
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